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Corticostriatal dysfunction underlies diminished striatal ascorbate release in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.
Brain research - 22 Sept 2009
Dorner Jenelle L, Miller Benjamin R, Klein Emma L, Murphy-Nakhnikian Alexander, Andrews Rachel L, Barton Scott J, Rebec George V
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A behavior-related deficit in the release of ascorbate (AA), an antioxidant vitamin, occurs in the striatum of R6/2 mice expressing the human mutation for Huntington's disease (HD), a dominantly inherited condition characterized by striatal dysfunction. To determine the role of corticostriatal fi...
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