Apoptosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review of the evidence

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting the upper and lower motor neurones of the central nervous system. Recently, a lot of interest has been generated by the possibility that a mechanism of programmed cell death, termed apoptosis, is responsible for the motor neurone degeneration in this condition. Apoptosis is regulated through a variety of different...

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