Dysregulation of axonal transport and motorneuron diseases

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-107

  Sau, Daniela ^a   Rusmini, Paola ^a   Crippa, Valeria ^a   Onesto, Elisa ^a   Bolzoni, Elena ^a   Ratti, Antonia ^a   Poletti, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axonal transport; Cell death; Dysregulation; Motorneuron disease; Neurodegenerative disease

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; KINESIN; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; CELL DEATH; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; PROTEINS;

EID: 78651499280     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: 1768322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20100093     Document Type: Review

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