Reducing Igf-1r levels leads to paradoxical and sexually dimorphic effects in HD mice.
Many of the neurodegenerative diseases that afflict people in later life are associated with the formation of protein aggregates. These so-called "proteinopathies" include Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Huntington's disease (HD). The insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling (I...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25140802/pdf/?tool=EBI |