New Therapeutic Target for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (IMAGE)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

New Therapeutic Target for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Laxman Gangwani, Ph.D., reviews images of the muscles of mice with spinal muscular atrophy. Gangwani is studying how inhibition of the JNK3 enzyme could reduce muscle degeneration associated with the disease.

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Raul de la Cruz / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

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