Early changes of neuromuscular transmission in the SOD1(G93A) mice model of ALS start long before motor symptoms onset.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterized by a progressive degeneration of the corticospinal tract motor neurons. Growing evidence suggests that degeneration may begin at the distal axon proceeding in a dying-back pattern. It seemed therefore of interest to investigate synaptic transmission at...

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Main Authors: Mariana C Rocha, Paula A Pousinha, Alexandra M Correia, Ana M Sebastião, Joaquim A Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3764017?pdf=render