Zinc Dyshomeostasis, Ageing and Neurodegeneration: Implications of A2M and Inflammatory Gene Polymorphisms
- 24 August 2007
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Vol. 12 (1) , 101-109
Abstract
Zinc maintains brain functions because involved in glutaminergic transmission, in antioxidant response and in conferring biological activity to brain enzymes and growth factors. Zinc turnover is mediated by Metallothioneins (MT) which regulate the inKeywords
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