Regulation of hippocampal cGMP levels as a candidate to treat cognitive deficits in Huntington's disease.

Huntington's disease (HD) patients and mouse models show learning and memory impairment associated with hippocampal dysfunction. The neuronal nitric oxide synthase/3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (nNOS/cGMP) pathway is implicated in synaptic plasticity, and in learning and memory...

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Main Authors: Ana Saavedra, Albert Giralt, Helena Arumí, Jordi Alberch, Esther Pérez-Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3764028?pdf=render