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Mutated Huntingtin Causes Testicular Pathology in Transgenic Minipig Boars

Mutated Huntingtin Causes Testicular Pathology in Transgenic Minipig Boars

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_26959244

Mutated Huntingtin Causes Testicular Pathology in Transgenic Minipig Boars

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Full title

Mutated Huntingtin Causes Testicular Pathology in Transgenic Minipig Boars

Publisher

Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

Journal title

Neuro-degenerative diseases, 2016-01, Vol.16 (3-4), p.245-259

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Background: Huntington's disease is induced by CAG expansion in a single gene coding the huntingtin protein. The mutated huntingtin (mtHtt) primarily causes degeneration of neurons in the brain, but it also affects peripheral tissues, including testes. Objective: We studied sperm and testes of transgenic boars expressing the N-terminal region of hu...

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Full title

Mutated Huntingtin Causes Testicular Pathology in Transgenic Minipig Boars

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_26959244

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_26959244

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ISSN

1660-2854

E-ISSN

1660-2862

DOI

10.1159/000443665

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