Hemoglobin mRNA Changes in the Frontal Cortex of Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases

Background: Hemoglobin is the major protein found in erythrocytes, where it acts as an oxygen carrier molecule. In recent years, its expression has been reported also in neurons and glial cells, although its role in brain tissue remains still unknown. Altered hemoglobin expression has been associate...

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Main Authors: Silvia Vanni, Marco Zattoni, Fabio Moda, Giorgio Giaccone, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Stéphane Haïk, Jean-Philippe Deslys, Gianluigi Zanusso, James W. Ironside, Margarita Carmona, Isidre Ferrer, Gabor G. Kovacs, Giuseppe Legname
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00008/full