An Overview of Potential Targets for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease
| Autor: | Caroline Zocatelli de Paula, Luciene B. Vieira, Bruno D. C. Goncalves |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medicine Degeneration (medical) Disease Review Article Bioinformatics General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Physical medicine and rehabilitation Huntington's disease medicine Humans Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Nerve degeneration Neurons General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Disease progression Neurodegeneration Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis lcsh:R Physical health General Medicine medicine.disease Huntington Disease Nerve Degeneration Disease Progression business |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2015 (2015) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6141 2314-6133 |
| Popis: | Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. Progressive damage or loss of neurons, neurodegeneration, has severe consequences on the mental and physical health of a patient. Despite all efforts by scientific community, there is currently no cure or manner to slow degeneration progression. We review some treatments that attempt to prevent the progress of some of major neurodegenerative diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Huntington’s disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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