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Mice transgenic for the human Huntington's disease mutation have reduced sensitivity to kainic acid toxicity.
Brain research bulletin - 1 May 2000
Morton A J, Leavens W
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The mechanism underlying the pathology of Huntington's disease (HD) is unknown, although there is substantial evidence supporting a role for excitotoxicity. The discovery of abnormal aggregations of protein in the brains of patients with HD, as well as in the brains of transgenic mice modeling th...
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