The amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer disease in human brain and blood

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 567-574

  Li, Qiao Xin ^b   Fuller, Stephanie J ^b   Beyreuther, Konrad ^b   Masters, Colin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

A ; Lymphocyte; Neuron; Plasma; Platelet

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0032860931     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.66.4.567     Document Type: Review

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