Journal article

Iron accumulation confers neurotoxicity to a vulnerable population of nigral neurons: implications for Parkinson's disease

Scott Ayton, Peng Lei, Paul A Adlard, Irene Volitakis, Robert A Cherny, Ashley I Bush, David I Finkelstein

Molecular Neurodegeneration | BMC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-9-27

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Supported by funds from the Australian Research Council, the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian State Government.

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Keywords

Onset
Disease Models, Animal
Parkinson'S Disease
Iron
Mice
Csf
Parkinsonian Disorders
Copper
Iron Metabolism Disorders
Neurosciences & Neurology
Mice, Knockout
Neurons
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Age
Animals
Ceruloplasmin
Ferroxidase Activity
Sod1
Aging
Substantia-Nigra
Science & Technology
Mice, Inbred C57bl
Brain Chemistry
Deposition
Neurosciences
Substantia Nigra
Neurodegenerative Diseases