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Environmental, pharmacological, and genetic modulation of the HD phenotype in transgenic mice.
Experimental neurology - 1 May 2004
Schilling Gabriele, Savonenko Alena V, Coonfield Michael L, Morton Johanna L, Vorovich Esther, Gale Alexa, Neslon Christopher, Chan Ning, Eaton Michelle, Fromholt David, Ross Christopher A, Borchelt David R
Abstract excerpt
The HD-N171-82Q (line 81) mouse model of Huntington's disease (HD), expresses an N-terminal fragment of mutant huntingtin (htt), loses motor function, displays HD-related pathological features, and dies prematurely. In the present study, we compare the efficacy with which environmental, pharmacological, and genetic interventions ameliorate these abnormalities. As previously reported for the R6/2 mouse model of...
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