Human apolipoprotein E accelerates microtubule polymerization in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-108

  Scott, Burton L ^a   Welch, Kristin ^a   Deserrano, Vesna ^a   Moss, Nancy C ^a   Roses, Allen D ^a,b   Strittmatter, Warren J ^a,b  

^a Dept Med (Neurol) Joseph K   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Microtubules; Tau; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; NEURONS; SWINE; TUBULIN;

EID: 0032478511     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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