Old versus new mechanisms in the pathogenesis of ALS

Brain Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 276-286

  Rossi, Simona ^a   Cozzolino, Mauro ^a,b   Carrì, Maria Teresa ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; motor neuron; protein aggregation; RNA metabolism

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDE; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; RNA METABOLISM; ANIMAL; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 84961855302     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: 17503639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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