Progressive Aggregation of Alpha-Synuclein and Selective Degeneration of Lewy Inclusion-Bearing Neurons in a Mouse Model of Parkinsonism

Aggregated alpha-synuclein inclusions are found where cell death occurs in several diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple-system atrophy. However, the relationship between inclusion formation and an individual cell’s fate has been difficult to study with con...

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Main Authors: Valerie R. Osterberg, Kateri J. Spinelli, Leah J. Weston, Kelvin C. Luk, Randall L. Woltjer, Vivek K. Unni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715001023