Impaired development of cortico-striatal synaptic connectivity in a cell culture model of Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD) is a genetically inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the huntingtin protein. This mutation results in progressive cell death that is particularly striking in the striatum. Recent evidence indicates that early HD is initially a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996115301121 |