Defective Neurofilament Transport in Mouse Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Review
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- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Neurochemical Research
- Vol. 28 (7) , 1041-1047
Abstract
Neurofilament proteins synthesized in the cell body of neurons are assembled and transported into axons, where they influence axon radial growth, axonal transport, and nerve conduction velocities. In...Keywords
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