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Recent Progress: Progress in Understanding Huntington’s Chorea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

André Barbeau
André Barbeau*
Affiliation:
Institut De Recherches Cliniques De Montréal, 110 avenue des Pins oues, Montréal Qué, Canada H2W 1R7
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The present paper analyses the new data accumulated since 1972 concerning the etiology and pathogenesis of Huntington’s chorea. Particular attention is paid to the respective roles of the dopaminergic and GABA-ergic systems.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , May 1975 , pp. 81 - 85
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1975

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