The participation of interleukin-6, a stress-inducible cytokine, in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Hull M ^a   Strauss, S ^a   Berger, M ^a   Volk, B ^a   Bauer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Interleukin 6; Primitive plaque; Senile plaque

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030014561     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00213-8     Document Type: Article

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