The Contribution of Iron to Protein Aggregation Disorders in the Central Nervous System

The homeostasis of iron is of fundamental importance in the central nervous system (CNS) to ensure biological processes such as oxygen transport, mitochondrial respiration or myelin synthesis. Dyshomeostasis and accumulation of iron can be observed during aging and both are shared characteristics of...

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Main Authors: Karina Joppe, Anna-Elisa Roser, Fabian Maass, Paul Lingor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00015/full