Posted by Larry Hoover on January 24, 2005, at 6:54:46
In reply to Re: Cysteine neuroprotection, posted by lars1 on January 14, 2005, at 8:20:38
> Reports cited earlier in this thread suggest that N-acetyl-l-cysteine may be protective against amphetamine neurotoxicity. Other reports (see below) indicate that L-cysteine is itself neurotoxic. Are N-acetyl-l-cysteine and L-cysteine completely different substances with respect to their neurological effects? Or is this another case where the dose makes the poison?
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> LarsDose. Absolutely. I cannot think of a way that synapses would ever be exposed to free cysteine, absent acute oral dosing.
Lar
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