Retinoids (vitamin A) serve two distinct functions in higher animals: light absorption for vision and gene regulation for growth and development. Cigarette smoking is a contributing factor for diseases that affect vision such as age-related macular degeneration and increases the risk of birth
The role of cholinergic mechanisms in N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-mediated neuronal death was investigated using mouse striatal neurones in primary culture. A 30 min exposure of striatal neurones to increasing concentrations of NMDA resulted 24 h later in dramatic neuronal degeneration as assessed
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