Superoxide dismutase 1 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain stem and motor cortex, leading to paralysis, respiratory failure and death. In about 5% of ALS cases, the disease is associated with mutations in the CuZn-superoxide dismu...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
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Umeå universitet, Patologi
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-611 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-936-6 |