Increased susceptibility to cortical spreading depression in the mouse model of familial hemiplegic migraine type 2.

Familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2) is an autosomal dominant form of migraine with aura that is caused by mutations of the α2-subunit of the Na,K-ATPase, an isoform almost exclusively expressed in astrocytes in the adult brain. We generated the first FHM2 knock-in mouse model carrying the hum...

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Main Authors: Loredana Leo, Lisa Gherardini, Virginia Barone, Maurizio De Fusco, Daniela Pietrobon, Tommaso Pizzorusso, Giorgio Casari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3121757?pdf=render