Parkin-deficient mice are not more sensitive to 6-hydroxydopamine or methamphetamine neurotoxicity
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (AR-JP) is caused by mutations in the <it>parkin </it>gene which encodes an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. Parkin is thought to be critical for protecting dopaminergic neurons from...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-12-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/6/71 |