Astrocytes Provide Cysteine to Neurons by Releasing Glutathione
Open Access
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 74 (4), 1434-1442
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741434.x
Abstract
Cysteine is the rate‐limiting precursor of glutathione synthesis. Evidence suggests that astrocytes can provide cysteine and/or glutathione to neurons. However, it is still unclear how cys...Keywords
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