The Role of Caenorhabditis elegans Glutamate Transporters in a Model of Selenium-Induced Neurodegeneration
Selenium is an essential micronutrient in low doses. However, high dose exposures to selenium induce cell loss, neuronal damage and other symptoms found in neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases. In Caenorhabditis elega...
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The University of Arizona.
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297637 |