线ROS

Tongtong Zhang1, Lina Feng2, Jie Cui2

  • 1Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China.

Neurochemical research
|November 27, 2023
PubMed
概括

六价 (Cr (VI)) 暴露会通过引起线粒体功能障碍和氧化应激而损害主要神经元. 谷氨酸 (GSH) 减轻了这些影响,改善了神经活力,并表明了Cr (VI) 神经毒性机制.

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