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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Authors: Vanessa Nowosad and Genevieve Go Citations in APA Format
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Authors: Vanessa Nowosad and Genevieve Go Citations in APA Format
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Authors: Vanessa Nowosad and Genevieve Go Citations in APA Format
Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis
Authors: Vanessa Nowosad and Genevieve
Go
Citations in APA Format
A) Introduction
B) History
Cause of ALS
Mechanisms
+
Calcium influx
Antibodies recognize
channel as foreign,
binds, allows for
influx of calcium,
calcium enters into
mitochondria, causes
stress, and signals
apoptosis
+SOD1 mutations
A) Symptoms
+B) Diagnosis
Current Treatments
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