A severe loss of choline acetyltransferase in the frontal cortex of Alzheimer patients carrying apolipoprotein ε4 allele

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 79-82

  Soininen, Hilkka ^a   Kosunen, Olli ^a   Helisalmi, Seppo ^b   Mannermaa, Arto ^b   Paljärvi, Leo ^a   Talasniemi, Sakari ^c   Ryynänen, Markku ^b   Riekkinen Sr , Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Harjula Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Choline acetyltransferase; Frontal cortex

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028904432     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)11343-6     Document Type: Article

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