Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Exploring the Peripheral Initiation of Parkinson's Disease in Animal Models.
- Journal:
- Neuron
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Sorrentino, Zachary A & Giasson, Benoit I
- Affiliation:
- Department of Neuroscience · United States
Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder; however, peripheral symptoms can arise decades prior. In this issue of Neuron, Kim et al. (2019) provide evidence that progressive α-synuclein aggregation initiating in the gut could be a pathogenic epicenter anatomically rippling throughout the nervous system.
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