ETIOLOGY OF (CAG)(N) TRIPLET REPEAT NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS HUNTINGTONS-DISEASE IS CONNECTED TO STIMULATION OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS

Authors
FISCHER KM
Citation
Km. Fischer, ETIOLOGY OF (CAG)(N) TRIPLET REPEAT NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS HUNTINGTONS-DISEASE IS CONNECTED TO STIMULATION OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS, Medical hypotheses, 48(5), 1997, pp. 393-398
Citations number
66
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Medical hypotheses → ACNP
ISSN journal
03069877
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
393 - 398
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-9877(1997)48:5<393:EO(TRN>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Chronic neurodegenerative diseases with expanded, genetically unstable (GAG), triplet repeats include Huntington's disease. it is hypothesiz ed that pathology results from excessive stimulation of glutamate rece ptors by glutamine.