Alkyl-glycerol rescues plasmalogen levels and pathology of ether-phospholipid deficient mice.

A deficiency of plasmalogens, caused by impaired peroxisomal metabolism affects normal development and multiple organs in adulthood. Treatment options aimed at restoring plasmalogen levels may be relevant for the therapy of peroxisomal and non-peroxisomal disorders. In this study we determined the i...

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Main Authors: Pedro Brites, Ana Sofia Ferreira, Tiago Ferreira da Silva, Vera F Sousa, Ana R Malheiro, Marinus Duran, Hans R Waterham, Myriam Baes, Ronald J A Wanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3232224?pdf=render