Congo red reverses amyloid β protein-induced cellular stress in astrocytes

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-134

  Abe, Kazubo ^a   Kato, Mayumi ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 (4,5 Dimethylthiazol 2 yl) 2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein; Astrocyte; Congo red

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CONGO RED;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; EMBRYO; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030870673     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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