Polyglucosan bodies
2 papers2 findings
- Animals2
Effects
1Cognitive function
no changein animals1
1 study
Cognitive function
no changein animals1
Polyglucosan bodies have no effect on cognitive function.
“direct behavioral testing demonstrated that cognition remains intact despite age-related PGB burden.”
Animalshippocampus
The Smarcal1-Usp37 locus modulates glycogen aggregation in astrocytes of the aged hippocampus
Cell systems2 Feb 2026
Associations
1PGB1
upin animals1
1 study
PGB1
upin animals1
PGB1 is associated with polyglucosan bodies.
“genetic mapping through quantitative trait locus analysis identified a major locus (Pgb1) that modulates hippocampal PGB burden.”
Animalshippocampus
The Smarcal1-Usp37 locus modulates glycogen aggregation in astrocytes of the aged hippocampus
Cell systems2 Feb 2026
Latest
2 in 12 monthsCell Systems
The Smarcal1-Usp37 locus modulates glycogen aggregation in astrocytes of the aged hippocampus
Experiments in 32 miceMechanisms
Veterinary Pathology
Polyglucosan bodies as age-related intracytoplasmic inclusions in atrial cardiomyocytes of guinea pigs resembling basophilic degeneration
Experiments in animalsMechanisms