The Effect of Training on Motoneuron Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Which Motoneuron Type is Saved?
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The Effect of Training on Motoneuron Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Which Motoneuron Type is Saved?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by selective and progressive degeneration of motoneurons (MNs). Although the etiology of the disease is unknown, glutamate toxicity and reac-tive oxygen species toxicity have been strongly implicated in ALS pathophysiol-ogy, Training exercise has been proposed to provide a beneficial therapy during the early or late stages of ALS (Pinto et al...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Physiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1664-042X
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00018