Researchers are working on finding out just what the process is that initiates neurodegeration in diseases like Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis. The current thought is that neurodegeneration is the result of what?
A) Oxidative stress on the substantia nigra
B) Protein aggregation on Lewy bodies
C) Protein aggregation on the substantia nigra
D) Oxidative stress on Lewy bodies
Ans: D
Feedback: Researchers are working on uncovering the exact mechanism of neurodegeneration; current theories suggest that it results from oxidative stress in a portion of the neuron known as Lewy bodies, protein aggregation, or a combination of the two mechanisms
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