The τ protein in human cerebrospinal fluid in Alzheimer's disease consists of proteolytically derived fragments

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 430-433

  Johnson, Gail V W ^a   Seubert, Peter ^b   Cox, Teresa M ^a   Motter, Ruth ^b   Brown, Jason P ^c   Galasko, Douglas ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Athena Neurosciences Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrospinal fluid; Stroke;

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STROKE;

EID: 0031025396     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68010430.x     Document Type: Article

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