Extra neurofilament NF-L subunits rescue motor neuron disease caused by overexpression of the human NF-H gene in mice

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1099-1110

  Meier, Jürgen ^a   Couillard Després, Sébastien ^a   Jacomy, Hélène ^a   Gravel, Claude ^b   Julien, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Montreal Gen Hosp Res Institute ^*

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor neuron disease; Neurofilament; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADENOVIRUS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0032835532     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199910000-00009     Document Type: Article

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