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Cerebroside and Sulphatide Deficiency in the Brain of “Jimpy Mice”, a Mutant Strain of Mice exhibiting Neurological Symptoms

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THERE is a primary defect of brain lipid metabolism in several pathological conditions of the central nervous system in human and animal species.

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GALLI, C., GALLI, D. Cerebroside and Sulphatide Deficiency in the Brain of “Jimpy Mice”, a Mutant Strain of Mice exhibiting Neurological Symptoms. Nature 220, 165–166 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220165a0

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