| Literature DB >> 7404592 |
D W Bonhaus, K M McCormack, G H Mayor, J C Mattson, J B Hook.
Abstract
Since neuronal lesions produced by aluminum (Al) are morphologically similar to lesions produced by microtubule inhibitors, the effect of aluminum on microtubule integrity was investigated. Aluminum inhibited microtubule formation at concentrations as low as 0.1 mM. This approaches the aluminum concentrations found in brains of patients with several disorders which result in progressive dementia.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7404592 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(80)90182-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Toxicol Lett ISSN: 0378-4274 Impact factor: 4.372