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VHL-1 inactivation and mitochondrial antioxidants rescue C. elegans dopaminergic neurodegeneration

  • Song Chen 1,2 ,
  • Shuo Luo 1 ,
  • Zhe Zhang 1 ,
  • Dengke K. Ma , 1
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  • 1. Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
  • 2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Druggability of Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China

Published date: 15 Aug 2019

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Song Chen , Shuo Luo , Zhe Zhang , Dengke K. Ma . VHL-1 inactivation and mitochondrial antioxidants rescue C. elegans dopaminergic neurodegeneration[J]. Protein & Cell, 2019 , 10(8) : 610 -614 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-019-0621-4

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