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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kook MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5746442 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of veterinary science 20171201 4
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by selective death of motor neurons in the central nervous system. The main cause of the disease remains elusive, but several mutations have been associated with the disease process. In particular, mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) protein causes oxidative stress by activating glia cells and contributes to motor neuron degeneration. KCHO-1, a novel herbal combination compound, contains 30% ethanol and the extract ...[more]