Unconventional neurotransmitters, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection
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Unconventional neurotransmitters, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection.
Neurotransmitters are also involved in functions other than conventional signal transfer between nerve cells, such as development, plasticity, neurodegeneration, and neuroprotection. For example, there is a considerable amount of data indicating developmental roles for the glutamatergic, cholinergic, dopaminergic, GABA-ergic, and ATP/adenosine systems. In this review, we discuss the existing li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009000100011