The first authoritative collection of recent breakthroughs in Parkinson's disease (PD) research, this reference spans key findings on the mechanisms of neurodegeneration and the role of specific genes that may lead to improved therapies for PD. This guide will review the major aspects of the diseas
Parkinson's disease : genetics and pathogenesis
β Scribed by Ted Murray Dawson
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 398
- Series
- Neurological disease and therapy, v. 83
- Category
- Library
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