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Rapamycin improves peripheral nerve myelination while it fails to benefit neuromuscular performance in neuropathic mice.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Oct 2014
Nicks Jessica, Lee Sooyeon, Harris Andrew, Falk Darin J, Todd Adrian G, Arredondo Karla, Dunn William A, Notterpek Lucia
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Charcot--Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) is a hereditary peripheral neuropathy characterized by progressive demyelination and distal muscle weakness. Abnormal expression of peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) has been linked to CMT1A and is modeled by Trembler J (TrJ) mice, which carry the s...
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