Fishing for causes and cures of motor neuron disorders.

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Published in Dis Model Mech on July 01, 2014

Authors

Shunmoogum A Patten1, Gary A B Armstrong1, Alexandra Lissouba1, Edor Kabashi2, J Alex Parker1, Pierre Drapeau3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neuroscience, FRQS Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Central and CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
2: Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Centre de Recherche, CHU Pitié-Salpétrière, 75013 Paris, France.
3: Department of Neuroscience, FRQS Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Central and CRCHUM, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada. p.drapeau@umontreal.ca.

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