Extraocular Muscles in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons characterized by muscle paralysis and death within 3-5 years of onset. However, due to unknown mechanisms, the extraocular muscles (EOMs) remain remarkably unaffected. The EOMs are highly specialized muscl...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Anatomi
2017
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-129638 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-618-3 |