Roles of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal devastating neurodegenerative disorder, involving progressive degeneration of motor neurons in spinal cord, brainstem, and motor cortex. Riluzole is the only drug approved in ALS but it only confers a modest improvement in survival. In spite of a high n...

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Main Authors: Pronto-Laborinho, Ana Catarina, Pinto, Susana, de Carvalho, Mamede
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022172/