Increased expression of cathepsins E and D in neurons of the aged rat brain and their colocalization with lipofuscin and carboxy-terminal fragments of Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 739-749

  Nakanishi, Hiroshi ^a   Amano, Tutomu ^a   Sastradipura, Dewi F ^a   Yoshimine, Yoshito ^a   Tsukuba, Takayuki ^a   Tanabe, Kazunari ^a   Hirotsu, Ichirou ^b   Ohono, Tomochika ^b   Yamamoto, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Amyloid precursor protein; Aspartic proteinase; Cathepsin D; Cathepsin E; Lipofuscin; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CATHEPSIN D;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031022255     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68020739.x     Document Type: Article

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