Cell-autonomous death of cerebellar purkinje neurons with autophagy in niemann-pick type C disease

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 0081-0095

  Ko, Dennis C ^a   Milenkovic, Ljiljana ^a   Beier, Steven M ^a   Manuel, Hermogenes ^a   Buchanan, JoAnn ^a   Scott, Matthew P ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 36148991943     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0010007     Document Type: Article

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