The physiological role of the Gomori-positive glia: a new hypothesis.
On the basis of histological observations of the brains of intact animals and of those injected with a sulfur-containing material (cystamine) we propose that the main, if not unique, role of the Gomori-positive glia is to scavenge the brain for sulfur-containing material because such material when physiologically present (e.g. neurophysin) may give rise to free cysteine that is toxic to neurons, being a long-recognized neurotoxin.
Srebro
Zbigniew
Z
Department of Human Developmental Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Dziobek
Konrad
K
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003538:Cystamine / Q000378:metabolism; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009481:Neurophysins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*
D009481:Neurophysins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D003538:Cystamine