Rapamycin Prevents PD in Mouse Model of Disease (IMAGE)

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Rapamycin Prevents PD in Mouse Model of Disease

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The image on the left shows dysfunctional lysomes clustered outside the nucleus in a mouse model of Parkinson's. The image on the right shows a dramatic reduction of the dysfunctional organelles following treatment with rapamycin.

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Almas Siddiqui, Ph.D., staff scientist, Buck Institute

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