in vitro phenotypic assays for Parkinson’s disease
26 April 2018 | By Charles River Laboratories
This webinar highlights cell based assays for Parkinson’s disease that include endpoints such as a-synuclein aggregation and mitophagy readouts.
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Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialised cells and can divide to produce more stem cells.
26 April 2018 | By Charles River Laboratories
This webinar highlights cell based assays for Parkinson’s disease that include endpoints such as a-synuclein aggregation and mitophagy readouts.
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