Lost in translation: Treatment trials in the SOD1 mouse and in human ALS

Therapeutic success in the superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has not translated into effective therapy for human ALS, calling into question the utility of such preclinical data for identifying therapeutic agents that are worthy of further study in humans....

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Main Author: Michael Benatar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-04-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106003287