Vitamina B1: Función neurológica.

Describo información sobre algunos roles que cumple la vitamina B1 o tiamina en los tejidos nerviosos. Es conocido que la tiamina cumple funciones coenzimáticas, no obstante, investigaciones realizadas por diversos autores sostienen que la tiamina se encuentra involucrada en funciones no coenzimáticas; comento sobre algunas de esas investigaciones.

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