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Early activation of microglia and astrocytes in mouse models of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.
Neuroscience - 19 Mar 2015
Cvetanovic M, Ingram M, Orr H, Opal P
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is an incurable, dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease of the cerebellum caused by a polyglutamine-repeat expansion in the protein ataxin-1 (ATXN1). While analysis of human autopsy material indicates significant glial pathology in SCA1, previous research has focused on characterizing neuronal dysfunction. In this study, we characterized astrocytic and microglial...
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