Mechanisms of toxicity in Huntington's disease and the role of polyamines in NMDAR-mediated excitotoxicity: review.
ABS TRACT Hun ting ton's Di se a se is an au to so mal do mi nant, la te on set and fa tal di sor der cha rac - te ri zed by in vo lun tary cho re ic mo ve ments, cog ni ti ve dysfunc ti on and psycho lo gi cal dis tur ban ces. The ca u sa ti ve mu ta ti on is the ex pan si on of the CAG re pe ats i...
| Publicado en: | Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 201 - 214 |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
Feb2012
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