Axon degeneration and PGC-1α-mediated protection in a zebrafish model of α-synuclein toxicity

α-synuclein (aSyn) expression is implicated in neurodegenerative processes, including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). In animal models of these diseases, axon pathology often precedes cell death, raising the question of whether aSyn has compartment-specific toxic effect...

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Main Authors: Kelley C. O’Donnell, Aaron Lulla, Mark C. Stahl, Nickolas D. Wheat, Jeff M. Bronstein, Alvaro Sagasti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-05-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/7/5/571