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Ascending neuropathology in the CNS of a mutant SOD1 mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Brain research - 22 Jun 2006
Leichsenring Anna, Linnartz Bettina, Zhu Xin-Ran, Lübbert Hermann, Stichel Christine C
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Transgenic mice expressing a mutated human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene develop a motor neuron disease similar to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). While the histopathology and the inflammatory reactions in the spinal cord of these mice are well described, their spatiotemporal extension into brain areas and the relationship between degenerative and inflammatory events remain obscure. In the...
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