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A Piece of Licorice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

marzo 19, 2014marzo 5, 2017 knowingneurons 2013, enfermedad de Alzheimer, excitatory, excitotoxicity, glutamato, Huntington's, inhibitory, Licorice, liquiritigenin, Neuroprotection, Neuroprotective effects of liquiritigenin isolated from licorice roots on glutamate-induced apoptosis in hippocampal neuronal cells, NeuroToxicology, Song, toxicity, Yang

Turns out that tub of black licorice you got from Costco, and managed to eat in only a few days (don’t worry, I won’t tell anybody!), might have actually done… Leer más

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From Neurons to Astrocytes: The Shift of Focus in Stroke

marzo 18, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Anita astrocytes, excitotoxicity, gliotransmitters, glutamato, Haydon P.G., Hines D.J., Inhibition of a SNARE-Sensitive Pathway in Astrocytes Attenuates Damage following Stroke, ischemia, Ischemic stroke, Journal of Neuroscience, SNARE, tripartite synapse

If you think about it, blood vessels are the freeways of the body. The vast array of vasculature enables molecules to reach important destinations (organs) quickly. But, if a small… Leer más