GluR2 deficiency accelerates motor neuron degeneration in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 605-612

  Van Damme, Philip ^a   Braeken, Dries ^a   Callewaert, Geert ^a   Robberecht, Wim ^a,b   Van Den Bosch, Ludo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Calcium; GluR2; Motor neuron; SOD1

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CROSS BREEDING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIFESPAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MUTANT; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 22244460463     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000171647.09589.07     Document Type: Article

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