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Glutamate transporter expression and function in a striatal neuronal model of Huntington's disease.
Neurochemistry international - 1 Jun 2013
Petr Geraldine T, Bakradze Ekaterina, Frederick Natalie M, Wang Jianlin, Armsen Wencke, Aizenman Elias, Rosenberg Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Excitotoxicity may contribute to the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease. High affinity Na+ dependent glutamate transporters, residing in the plasma membrane, clear glutamate from the extracellular space and are the primary means of protection against excitotoxicity. Many reports suggest that Huntington's disease is associated with a decrease in the expression and function of glutamate transporters. We studied...
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