Models of α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Giráldez Pérez, Rosa María ^a,b   Antolín Vallespín, Mónica ^a   Muñoz, María Dolores ^a   Sánchez Capelo, Amelia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal models; Lewy body; Parkinson's disease; Rotenone; Smad3; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; DOPAMINE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; LRRK2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RAT;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; MICE; MUTATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN AGGREGATES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RATS;

EID: 85043616983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20515960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40478-014-0176-9     Document Type: Article

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