An etiological role of amyloidogenic carboxyl-terminal fragments of the β-amyloid precursor protein in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1781-1791

  Suh, Yoo Hun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid precursor protein; Amyloid protein; Carboxyl terminal peptide; Etiological role

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030946552     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68051781.x     Document Type: Review

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