Amyloid deposition is associated with c-Jun expression in Alzheimer's disease and amyloid angiopathy

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 521-526

  Ferrer, I ^a,c   Segui J ^a   Planas, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid angiopathy; c Fos; c Jun; amyloid

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS;

EID: 0030451008     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1996.tb01130.x     Document Type: Article

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