The role of astrocytes in metabolism and neurotoxicity of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid monocrotaline, the main toxin of Crotalaria retusa.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Bruno Penas Seara Pitanga (लेखक), Ravena P Nascimento (लेखक), Victor Diogenes Amaral Silva (लेखक), Silvia Lima Costa (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The metabolic interactions and signalling between neurons and glial cells are necessary for the development and maintenance of brain functions and structures and for neuroprotection, which includes protection from chemical attack. Astrocytes are essential for cerebral detoxification and present an e...