Zinc, a vital trace element, holds significant importance in numerous physiological
processes within the body. It participates in over 300 enzymatic reactions, metabolic …

Interest in excitotoxicity expanded following its implication in the pathogenesis of ischemic
brain injury in the 1980s, but waned subsequent to the failure of N-methyl-D-aspartate …

Compared to several other metal ions with similar chemical properties, zinc is relatively
harmless. Only exposure to high doses has toxic effects, making acute zinc intoxication a …

Glutamate excitotoxicity is a hypothesis that states excessive glutamate causes neuronal
dysfunction and degeneration. As glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the …

Polymer composites have established an excellent position among the technologically
essential materials because of their wide range of applications. An enormous research …

Concentrations of copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) were measured in the rims and cores
of senile plaques (SP) and in the neuropil of the amygdala of nine Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

The use of zinc in medicinal skin cream was mentioned in Egyptian papyri from 2000 BC (for
example, the Smith Papyrus), and zinc has apparently been used fairly steadily throughout …

The past few years have witnessed dramatic progress on all frontiers of zinc neurobiology.
The recent development of powerful tools, including zinc-sensitive fluorescent probes …

Zinc is essential to the structure and function of myriad proteins, including regulatory,
structural and enzymatic. It is estimated that up to 1% of the human genome codes for zinc …

Zinc is present in presynaptic nerve terminals throughout the mammalian central nervous
system and likely serves as an endogenous signaling substance. However, excessive …