The physiological role of the Gomori-positive glia: a new hypothesis
Srebro, Z.; Dziobek, K.
Folia Medica Cracoviensia 49(3-4): 131-134
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-5616 PMID: 20050586 Document Number: 616699
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.