Formation of stable complexes between two Alzheimer's disease gene products: Presenilin-2 and β-amyloid precursor protein

Nature Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 328-332

  Weidemann, A ^a   Paliga, K ^a   Durrwang U ^a   Czech, C ^b   Evin, G ^c   Masters, C L ^c   Beyreuther, K ^a  

^a INF 282   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PRESENILIN 2;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PRESENILIN-2; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031054505     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0397-328     Document Type: Article

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