Expression of human FALS SOD in motorneurons of Drosophila

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1332-1338

  Elia, Andrew J ^a   Parkes, Tony L ^b   Kirby, Kim ^b   St George Hyslop, Peter ^c   Boulianne, Gabrielle L ^a   Phillips, John P ^b   Hilliker, Arthur J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila; FALS; Free radicals; Lifespan; Motorneurons; Neuropathology; SOD

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

INSECTA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0032982007     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00333-5     Document Type: Article

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