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Adh1 and Adh1/4 knockout mice as possible rodent models for presymptomatic Parkinson's disease.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Feb 2012
Anvret Anna, Ran Caroline, Westerlund Marie, Gellhaar Sandra, Lindqvist Eva, Pernold Karin, Lundströmer Karin, Duester Gregg, Felder Michael R, Galter Dagmar, Belin Andrea Carmine
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) catalyze the reversible metabolism of many types of alcohols and aldehydes to prevent the possible toxic accumulation of these compounds. ADHs are of interest in Parkinson's disease (PD) since these compounds can be harmful to dopamine (DA) neurons. Genetic variants in ADH1C and ADH4 have been found to associate with PD and lack of Adh4 gene activity in a mouse model has recently been...
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