Can autophagy protect against neurodegeneration caused by aggregate-prone proteins?

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2443-2445

  Ravikumar, Brinda ^a   Rubinsztein, David C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Huntington's disease; Neurodegeneration; Polyglutamine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOPHAGY; LYSOSOME; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 9644254067     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200411150-00001     Document Type: Review

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