A plural role for lipids in motor neuron diseases: energy, signaling and structure.

A plural role for lipids in motor neuron diseases: energy, signaling and structure.

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are characterized by selective death of motor neurons and include mainly adult-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Neurodegeneration is not the single pathogenic event occurring during disease progression. There are multiple lines...

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Main Authors: Florent eSCHMITT, Ghulam eHUSSAIN, Luc eDupuis, Jean-Philippe eLoeffler, Alexandre eHenriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Metabolism
motor neuron
ALS
Lipid
SMA
SBMA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2014.00025/full

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