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Neuronal vulnerability following inhibition of mitochondrial complex II: a possible ionic mechanism for Huntington's disease.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Jan 2004
Saulle Emilia, Gubellini Paolo, Picconi Barbara, Centonze Diego, Tropepi Domenicantonio, Pisani Antonio, Morari Michele, Marti Matteo, Rossi Luisa, Papa Michele, Bernardi Giorgio, Calabresi Paolo
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An impaired complex II (succinate dehydrogenase, SD) striatal mitochondrial activity is one of the prominent metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease (HD), and intoxication with 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP), an inhibitor of mitochondrial complex II, mimics the motor abnormalities and the pat...
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