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Localization of synucleins in the mammalian cochlea.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Dec 2008
Akil O, Weber C M, Park S N, Ninkina N, Buchman V, Lustig L R
Abstract excerpt
Synucleins are widely expressed synaptic proteins within the central nervous system that have been implicated in such neurodegenerative disorders as Parkinson's disease. In this study, an initial characterization of all three synucleins, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-synuclein, within the cochlea was undertaken. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) demonstrated all three synuclein mRNA species within...
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