Autophagy Impairment in Muscle Induces Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration and Precocious Aging

The cellular basis of age-related tissue deterioration remains largely obscure. The ability to activate compensatory mechanisms in response to environmental stress is an important factor for survival and maintenance of cellular functions. Autophagy is activated both under short and prolonged stress...

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Main Authors: Silvia Carnio, Francesca LoVerso, Martin Andres Baraibar, Emanuela Longa, Muzamil Majid Khan, Manuela Maffei, Markus Reischl, Monica Canepari, Stefan Loefler, Helmut Kern, Bert Blaauw, Bertrand Friguet, Roberto Bottinelli, Rüdiger Rudolf, Marco Sandri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714006640