St. Jude study shows the enzyme GST pi stands at the crossroads of several pathways that lead to the death of dopaminergic neurons and prevents both cell degeneration and cell suicideThe degeneration of brain cells that occurs in Parkinson’s disease may be caused by either externally provoked cell death or internally initiated suicide when the molecule that normally prevents these fatal alternatives is missing, according to studies in mouse models by investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.>>> Discuss This Story
