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Clioquinol Improves Cognitive, Motor Function, and Microanatomy of the Alpha-Synuclein hA53T Transgenic Mice.
ACS chemical neuroscience - 20 Jan 2016
Finkelstein David I, Hare Dominic J, Billings Jessica L, Sedjahtera Amelia, Nurjono Milawaty, Arthofer Elisa, George Sonia, Culvenor Janetta G, Bush Ashley I, Adlard Paul A
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The abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) has been linked to a number of neurodegenerative disorders, the most noteworthy of which is Parkinson's disease. Alpha-synuclein itself is not toxic and fulfills various physiological roles in the central nervous system. However, specific types of aggregates have been shown to be toxic, and metals have been linked to the assembly of these toxic aggregates. In...
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