Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in skeletal muscle of G93A*SOD1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis mice

Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are one of the genetic causes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Although the primary symptom of ALS is muscle weakness, the link between SOD1 mutations, cellular dysfunction and muscle atrophy and weakness is not well understood. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: Dapeng eChen, Yan eWang, Eva R. Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00170/full