Diffuse plaques contain C-terminal Aβ42 and not Aβ40: Evidence from cats and dogs

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 653-659

  Cummings, Brian J ^a,b   Satou, Takao ^b   Head, Elizabeth ^c   Milgram, Norton W ^c   Cole, Greg M ^d   Savage, Mary J ^e   Podlisny, Marcia B ^f   Selkoe, Dennis J ^f   Siman, Robert ^e   Greenberg, Barry D ^e   Cotman, Carl W ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CEPHALON INC   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Amyloid angiopathy; Animal models of aging; C terminal epitope; Canine; Feline; Senile plaque development

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 0029835167     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(96)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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