Mechanism of neurofibrillary degeneration and pharmacologic therapeutic approach

Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 59, 2000, Pages 213-222

  Iqbal, Khalid ^a   Del C Alonso, A ^a   Gondal, J A ^a   Gong, C X ^a   Haque, N ^a   Khatoon, S ^a   Sengupta, A ^a   Wang, J Z ^a   Grundke Iqbal, I ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; TAU PROTEIN; TUBULIN; PHOSPHATASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURITE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; METABOLISM; NEUROFILAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0033624418     PISSN: 03036995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6781-6_22     Document Type: Review

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