New study finds blood-spinal cord barrier compromised in mice with ALS

Time November 20, 2007 - 5:00am Link New study finds blood-spinal cord barrier compromised in mice with ALS Description The blood-spinal cord barrier is functionally impaired in areas of motor neuron damage in mice modeling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, report researchers at the University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair. The barrier disruption was found in mice at both early and late stages of ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The study appears in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 51 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min