Motor Neuron Susceptibility in ALS/FTD

Motor Neuron Susceptibility in ALS/FTD

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of both upper and lower motor neurons (MNs) in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord. The neurodegenerative mechanisms leading to MN loss in ALS are not fully understood. Importantly, the reasons why MNs are...

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Main Authors: Audrey M. G. Ragagnin, Sina Shadfar, Marta Vidal, Md Shafi Jamali, Julie D. Atkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
neurodegeneration
selective vulnerability
fast and slow motor units
frontotemporal dementia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00532/full

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