Heat shock induces rapid dephosphorylation of τ in both female and male rats followed by hyperphosphorylation only in female rats: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1140-1149

  Papasozomenos, Sozos Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dephosphorylation; Heat shock; Hyperphosphorylation; Rat;

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAT SHOCK; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PURKINJE CELL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030065109     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66031140.x     Document Type: Article

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