Hypericum perforatum phenolics compounds: protective role in the toxicity induced by heterologous expression of α-synuclein

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with high prevalence and is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of cytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions named Lewy bodies, in which α-synuclein is the major constituent. Several studies implicate abnormal protein...

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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/1822/18575
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/18575