Oxidative posttranslational modifications in Alzheimer disease: A possible pathogenic role in the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Smith, Mark A ^a   Sayre, Lawrence M ^a   Monnier, Vincent M ^a   Perry, George ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; glycation; lipid peroxidation; neurofibrillary tangle; Oxidative stress; senile plaque

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 0029789746     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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