Microglia and motor neurons during disease progression in the SOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: changes in arginase1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase
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- 23 March 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Neuroinflammation
- Vol. 11 (1) , 55
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting the motor system. Although the etiology of the disease is not fully understood, microglial activation and neuroinflammation are thought to play a role in disease progression.Keywords
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