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The Cell Death in Neurodegeneration [CDIN] Study Section addresses the underlying bases of chronic neural disorders. This study section focuses on specific diseases and disease processes and  primarily reviews studies of animal models. Specific areas covered by are CDIN:

• Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, and ALS, dystonia/ataxia.
• Animal models of neurodegeneration; generation of relevant transgenic models, models to evaluate treatments to limit or prevent neurodegeneration and its functional consequences.
• Mechanisms of degeneration and neurotoxicity in neurodegenerative diseases; role of intracellular Ca++, glutamate excitotoxicity, metals, oxidative stress and free radicals, amyloid and paired helical filaments.
• Metabolic abnormalities in degeneration; mitochondrial function, interaction of genetics, environment, drugs, metabolites, and age on cell dysfunction and neuropathology.
• Abnormal protein and macromolecular function; synthesis, assembly, processing, trafficking, structure/function, regulation, and degradation of proteins and other macromolecules implicated in neurodegenerative diseases

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neurodegeneration [CMND]
Clinical Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration [CNN]
Clinical Neuroplasticity and Neurotransmitters [CNNT]
Clinical Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumors [CNBT]
Neural Oxidative Metabolism and Death [NOMD]