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Yee Kee J. Leung
Researcher at Menzies Research Institute
Publications - 1
Citations - 152
Yee Kee J. Leung is an academic researcher from Menzies Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Astrocyte & Brain healing. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 143 citations.
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Redefining the Role of Metallothionein within the Injured Brain: EXTRACELLULAR METALLOTHIONEINS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ASTROCYTE-NEURON RESPONSE TO INJURY*
Roger S. Chung,Milena Penkowa,Justin Dittmann,Carolyn E. King,Carole A. Bartlett,Johanne W. Asmussen,Juan Hidalgo,Javier Carrasco,Yee Kee J. Leung,Adam K. Walker,SJ Fung,Sarah A. Dunlop,Melinda Fitzgerald,Lyn Beazley,Meng Inn Chuah,James C. Vickers,Adrian K. West +16 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided for a fundamentally different mode of action relying upon intercellular transfer from astrocytes to neurons, which in turn leads to uptake-dependent axonal regeneration and suggests that the protective functions of MT in the central nervous system should be widened to include extracellular and intra-neuronal roles.