Genes and mechanisms involved in β-amyloid generation and Alzheimer's disease

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 266-270

  Steiner, H ^a   Capell, A ^a   Leimer, U ^a   Haass, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid peptide; Notch; Presenilin; secretase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SECRETASE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; BETA SECRETASE; GAMMA SECRETASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SENILE PLAQUE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033452874     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004060050098     Document Type: Short Survey

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