Parkinson’s disease is a devastating, progressive disorder ofthe central nervous system. Damage to dopaminergic nervetracts in the brain causes tremors and impaired musclecoordination. An early-onset (inherited) form of the diseasehas been linked to a defective protein, now called parkin.Parkin has E3 activity. Describe, in general terms, howneurons with this defective protein are damaged.
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating, progressive disorder ofthe central nervous system. Damage to dopaminergic nervetracts in the brain causes tremors and impaired musclecoordination. An early-onset (inherited) form of the diseasehas been linked to a defective protein, now called parkin.Parkin has E3 activity. Describe, in general terms, howneurons with this defective protein are damaged.
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Parkinson’s disease is a devastating, progressive disorder of
the central nervous system. Damage to dopaminergic nerve
tracts in the brain causes tremors and impaired muscle
coordination. An early-onset (inherited) form of the disease
has been linked to a defective protein, now called parkin.
Parkin has E3 activity. Describe, in general terms, how
neurons with this defective protein are damaged.
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