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Physiological phenotype and vulnerability in Parkinson's disease.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Surmeier D James, Guzman Jaime N, Sanchez Javier, Schumacker Paul T
Abstract excerpt
This review will focus on the principles underlying the hypothesis that neuronal physiological phenotype-how a neuron generates and regulates action potentials-makes a significant contribution to its vulnerability in Parkinson's disease (PD) and aging. A cornerstone of this hypothesis is that the maintenance of ionic gradients underlying excitability can pose a significant energetic burden for neurons,...
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