Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease: Is apoptosis involved?

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 153-162

  Kusiak, John W ^a   Izzo, John A ^a   Zhao, Boyu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; amyloid precursor protein; apoptosis; gene expression; neurodegeneration; programmed cell death; amyloid

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; CELL LOSS; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMORY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 0029841302     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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