Targeting heat shock proteins to modulate α-synuclein toxicity

Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder typically characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta, and the intraneuronal deposition of insoluble protein aggregates chiefly comprised of α-synuclein. Patients experience debilit...

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Main Authors: Daryl Rhys Jones, Simon Moussaud, Pamela McLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285613493469