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Establishment and characterization of immortalized Schwann cells from murine model of Niemann-Pick disease type C (spm/spm).
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Jun 2001
Watabe K, Ida H, Uehara K, Oyanagi K, Sakamoto T, Tanaka J, Garver W S, Miyawaki S, Ohno K, Eto Y
Abstract excerpt
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is characterized by an accumulation of unesterified cholesterol in the endosomal/lysosomal (E/L) system, resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and death during early childhood. To investigate the cellular pathomechanism of nervous system involvement in NPC, continuous neural cell lines are desirable. In this study, we obtained neuronal and Schwann cell cultures and...
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