A method comparison in monitoring disease progression of G93A mouse model of ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 366-372

  Zhou, Chang ^a   Zhao, Cui Ping ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a   Wu, Guo Yong ^b   Xiong, Fu ^a   Zhang, Cheng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Hanging wire test; Motor unit number estimation; Mouse model; Rotarod

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HANGING WIRE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAROD TEST; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; ROTAROD PERFORMANCE TEST; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 36549010487     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960701538759     Document Type: Article

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