Alkyl-Glycerol Rescues Plasmalogen Levels and Pathology of Ether-Phospholipid Deficient Mice

A deficiency of plasmalogens, caused by impaired peroxisomal metabolism affects normal development and multiple organs in adulthood. Treatment options aimed at restoring plasmalogen levels may be relevant for the therapy of peroxisomal and non-peroxisomal disorders. In this study we determined the i...

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Main Authors: Brites, Pedro, Ferreira, Ana Sofia, Ferreira da Silva, Tiago, Sousa, Vera F., Malheiro, Ana R., Duran, Marinus, Waterham, Hans R., Baes, Myriam, Wanders, Ronald J. A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232224/