Calcium dysregulation in neuronal aging and Alzheimer's disease: History and new directions

Cell Calcium

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 417-433

  Thibault, Olivier ^a   Porter, Nada M ^a   Chen, Kuey Chu ^a   Blalock, Eric M ^a   Kaminker, Patrick G ^a   Clodfelter, Gregory V ^a   Brewer, Lawrence D ^a   Landfield, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0032438974     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4160(98)90064-1     Document Type: Review

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