Evaluation of the protective effect of Hypericum perforatum phenolics compounds, in the toxicity induced by heterologous expression of α-synuclein

Parkinson’s disease (PD), first described by James Parkinson in 1817, is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The pathologic hallmark is a deterioration of the substantia nigra of yet unknown causes, resulting in a deficiency of dopamine, an important neurotransmitter for the basal gan...

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Main Author: Vieira, Pedro Miguel de Sousa (author)
Other Authors: Marques, Belém Sampaio (author), Ludovico, Paula (author), Dias, Alberto Carlos Pires (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18579
Country:Portugal
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