Green tea catechin, EGCG, modulates mitochondrial dynamics in dopaminergic neurons of α-synuclein transgenic flies resulting in mobility improvement.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized pathologically by the hallmark presence of Lewy bodies, which are intraneuronal inclusions comprised of chiefly α-synuclein. Studies have illustrated an association between the toxicity induced by over-expression of α-synuclein and PD-related locomotive defi...

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Main Author: Choo, Wen Rui.
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50655
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English