Transferrin protects against Parkinsonian neurotoxicity and is deficient in Parkinson's substantia nigra

Scott Ayton; Peng Lei; Catriona Mclean; Ashley Bush; David Finkelstein

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Transferrin protects against Parkinsonian neurotoxicity and is deficient in Parkinson's substantia nigra

Scott Ayton, Peng Lei, Catriona Mclean, Ashley Bush, David Finkelstein

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1038/sigtrans.2016.15

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Ashley Bush Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Scott Ayton Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

David Finkelstein Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Peng Lei Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by funds from the Australian Research Council, the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (GNT1100441 and GNT1044542), the CRC for Mental Health and Operational Infrastructure Support Victorian State Government. The Victorian Brain Bank Network is supported by The University of Melbourne, The Mental Health Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital and the Victorian Forensic Institute of Medicine, and funded by Neurosciences Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council.