Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease

Abstract Krabbe disease (KD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the lack of β- galactosylceramidase enzymatic activity and by widespread accumulation of the cytotoxic galactosyl-sphingosine in neuronal, myelinating and endothelial cells. Despite the wide use of Twitcher mice as experimental m...

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Main Authors: Valentina Cappello, Laura Marchetti, Paola Parlanti, Silvia Landi, Ilaria Tonazzini, Marco Cecchini, Vincenzo Piazza, Mauro Gemmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-016-0001-8