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Oral N-Acetyl-Cysteine Attenuates Loss of Dopaminergic Terminals in α-Synuclein Overexpressing Mice

Levels of glutathione are lower in the substantia nigra (SN) early in Parkinson's disease (PD) and this may contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. Oxidative stress may increase the accumulation of toxic forms of α-synuclein (SNCA). We hypothesized that supplementation wit...

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Autores principales: Clark, Joanne, Clore, Elizabeth L., Zheng, Kangni, Adame, Anthony, Masliah, Eliezer, Simon, David K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2925900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012333