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The wobbler mouse, an ALS animal model.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Jun 2013
Moser Jakob Maximilian, Bigini Paolo, Schmitt-John Thomas
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This review article is focused on the research progress made utilizing the wobbler mouse as animal model for human motor neuron diseases, especially the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The wobbler mouse develops progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and shows striking similarities to ALS. The cellular effects of the wobbler mutation, cellular transport defects, neurofilament aggregation,...
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