Synaptic defects in spinal muscular atrophy animal models

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Torres Benito, Laura ^a   Ruiz, Rocío ^a   Tabares, Lucía ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Neurodegeneration; Neuromuscular junction; Spinal muscular atrophy; Synapses

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME 5; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE MUTATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYNAPSE; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SMN COMPLEX PROTEINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 83455225174     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20912     Document Type: Article

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