Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system for studying aging-associated neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a heterogeneous group of aging-associated disorders characterized by the disruption of cellular proteostasis machinery and the misfolding of distinct protein species to form toxic aggregates in neurons. The increasing prevalence of NDs represents a growing health...

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Main Authors: Kate M. Van Pelt, Matthias C. Truttmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Translational Medicine of Aging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501120300055