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Neurodegeneration and motor dysfunction in mice lacking cytosolic and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenases: implications for Parkinson's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Wey Margaret Chia-Ying, Fernandez Elizabeth, Martinez Paul Anthony, Sullivan Patricia, Goldstein David S, Strong Randy
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have reported elevated levels of biogenic aldehydes in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the brain, aldehydes are primarily detoxified by aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH). Reduced ALDH1 expression in surviving midbrain dopamine neurons has been reported in br...
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