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Neurobehavioral characteristics of mice with modified intermediate filament genes.
Reviews in the neurosciences - 1 Jan 2003
Lalonde R, Strazielle C
Abstract excerpt
Intermediate proteins comprise cytoskeletal elements that preserve the shape and structure of neurons. These proteins have been proposed to be involved in the onset and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), mainly characterized by motoneuron atrophy and paresis. In support of this hypothesis are the findings that genetically modified mice for intermediate filaments successfully mimic certain...
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