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Alpha-synuclein: its biological function and role in neurodegenerative diseases.

Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Apr 2003

Kaplan Batia, Ratner Vladimir, Haas Elisha

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Alpha-synuclein is regarded as a presynaptic protein, which may play an important role in neuronal plasticity. However, the actual physiological function of this protein is not completely clear. Abnormal accumulation of fibrillar alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies, as well as mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene identified in the familial forms of Parkinson's disease, point to a central role of this protein in the...

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PMID: 12794302
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:20:2:83

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