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No symphony without bassoon and piccolo: changes in synaptic active zone proteins in Huntington's disease.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 3 Jun 2020
Huang Ting-Ting, Smith Ruben, Bacos Karl, Song Dong-Yan, Faull Richard M, Waldvogel Henry J, Li Jia-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Prominent features of HD neuropathology are the intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions of huntingtin and striatal and cortical neuronal cell death. Recently, synaptic defects have been reported on HD-related studies, including impairment of neurotransmitter release and alterations of synaptic components. However, the definite characteristics of synapse dysfunction and the underlying mechanisms remain largely...
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