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Metals and Neurodegeneration

2016-03-17

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Metals play important roles in the human body, maintaining cell structure and regulating gene expression, neurotransmission, and antioxidant response, to name a few. However, excessive metal accumulation in the nervous system may be toxic, inducing oxidative stress, disrupting mitochondrial function, and impairing the activity of numerous enzymes. Damage caused by metal accumulation may result in permanent injurie...

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08db29c8-dc84-516b-ab5d-3085091afe02
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10.12688/f1000research.7431.1
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