Animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington's disease

Genes and Genomics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-413

  Islam, Abu M T ^a   Kwak, Jina ^a   Jung, Yoo Jung ^a   Kee, Yun ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Animal models; Disease pathology; Huntington's disease; Neurodegenerative diseases

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 2 PROTEIN; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 1; DYNACTIN; FUSED IN SARCOMA PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; SYNAPTOBREVIN; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICLE ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN B;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE COURSE; DROSOPHILA; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84904976251     PISSN: 19769571     EISSN: 20929293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13258-014-0188-7     Document Type: Review

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