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A single-dose resveratrol treatment in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Journal of medicinal food - 1 Oct 2010
Markert Chad D, Kim Eunkuk, Gifondorwa David J, Childers Martin K, Milligan Carol E
Abstract excerpt
The underlying causes of denervation of the neuromuscular junction and eventual motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have not been resolved. The superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)(G93A) mutant mouse is a frequently used animal model of ALS. We hypothesized that resveratrol (RSV), a polyphenolic molecule that enhances mammalian NAD(+)-dependent SIRT1 deacetylases and may increase life span, would...
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