Serine racemase: a key player in apoptosis and necrosis

A fine balance between cell survival and cell death is required to sculpt the nervous system during development. However, an excess of cell death can occur following trauma, exposure to neurotoxins or alcohol, and some developmental and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). N...

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Main Authors: Nadia eCanu, Maria Teresa eCiotti, Loredano ePollegioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsyn.2014.00009/full