Acta Med. 2001, 44: 119-124

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.97

New Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease

Yvona Mazurová

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Histology and Embryology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received October 1, 2001
Accepted November 1, 2001

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