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Accumulation of labile zinc in neurons and astrocytes in the spinal cords of G93A SOD-1 transgenic mice.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 May 2009
Kim Jean, Kim Tae-Youn, Hwang Jung Jin, Lee Joo-Yong, Shin Jin-Hee, Gwag Byung Joo, Koh Jae-Young
Abstract excerpt
Zinc dyshomeostasis may trigger oxidative stress, which is likely the key mechanism of neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including familial forms such as G93A SOD-1 ALS. Since zinc binding by G93A SOD-1 is weaker than by normal SOD-1, we assessed whether labile zinc levels are altered in the spinal cords of G93A SOD-1 transgenic (Tg) mice. Whereas no zinc-containing cells were found in...
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