Polyglutamine toxicity: A new idea for a tough problem

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2733-2734

  Lear, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; POLYGLUTAMINE;

DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYPOTHESIS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034083443     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76818-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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