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Early abnormalities in sciatic nerve function and structure in a rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A disease.
Experimental neurology - 1 Nov 2004
Grandis Marina, Leandri Massimo, Vigo Tiziana, Cilli Michele, Sereda Michael W, Gherardi Gianfranco, Benedetti Luana, Mancardi Gianluigi, Abbruzzese Michele, Nave Klaus-Armin, Nobbio Lucilla, Schenone Angelo
Abstract excerpt
We investigated early peripheral nervous system impairment in PMP22-transgenic rats ("CMT rat"), an established animal model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A, at postnatal day 30 (P30), when the clinical phenotype is not yet apparent. Hemizygous CMT1A rats and wildtype littermates were studied by means of behavioral examination, electrophysiology, molecular biology, and light microscopy analysis. Behavioral...
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