Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
New research uncovers what may be a primary neuron-damaging insult that occurs in an inherited form of a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 26th issue of the journal Neuron, describes a critical mechanistic link between a mutant protein and disease pathogenesis in an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).