Characterization of a novel SOD-1(G93A) transgenic mouse line with very decelerated disease development.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal motoneuron disease, characterized by progressive weakness, muscle wasting and death ensuing 3-5 years after diagnosis. The etiology of ALS is complex and therapeutic approaches rely mostly on transgenic animal models with SOD-1 mutations. Most frequentl...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Henriques, Claudia Pitzer, Armin Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2978730?pdf=render