Molecular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein (APP)

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 786, Issue , 1996, Pages 169-183

  Suh, Yoo Hun ^a   Chong, Young Hae ^b   Kim, Seong Hun ^a   Choi, Woong ^a   Min, Kyeongsik ^a   Jeong, Sung Jin ^a   Fraser, S P ^c   Djamgoz, M B A ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; THROMBIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LYMPHOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0029741521     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb39060.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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