Protection by the NDI1 gene against neurodegeneration in a rotenone rat model of Parkinson's disease.

It is widely recognized that mitochondrial dysfunction, most notably defects in the NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (complex I), is closely related to the etiology of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). In fact, rotenone, a complex I inhibitor, has been used for establishing PD models both in vitro...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Marella, Byoung Boo Seo, Eiko Nakamaru-Ogiso, J Timothy Greenamyre, Akemi Matsuno-Yagi, Takao Yagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2175531?pdf=render