ALS animal models

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Summary[edit] Description: English: This chart is from the journal article "Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities" and compares the advantages and disadvantages of different models used to study ALS. Fig. 2. Model systems in ALS research. A summary of the advantages and limitations of the different model systems – yeast, C. elegans, Drosophila, zebrafish, rodents and iPSC-derived neurons – currently used to study ALS. Date: 5 January 2017. Source: http://dmm.biologists.org/content/10/5/537 Philip Van Damme P, Robberecht W, Van Den Bosch L (May 2017). "Modelling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: progress and possibilities." Disease Models and Mechanisms. 10 (5): 537-549. doi:10.1242/dmm.029058 PMC: 5451175 PMID: 28468939. Author: Philip Van Damme, Wim Robberecht, and Ludo Van Den Bosch.