Method to combat Parkinson’s disease by astrocyte-to-neuron conversion

Ernest Arenas ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 582, issue 7813, 489-490

Abstract: Astrocytes are non-neuronal brain cells that express a protein called PTB. It emerges that PTB depletion unlocks the potential of astrocytes to convert to neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.

Keywords: Neurodegeneration; Parkinson's disease; Medical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01817-4

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