Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease
Abstract Krabbe disease (KD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the lack of β- galactosylceramidase enzymatic activity and by widespread accumulation of the cytotoxic galactosyl-sphingosine in neuronal, myelinating and endothelial cells. Despite the wide use of Twitcher mice as experimental m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-016-0001-8 |