Glycosylation of transferrin in alzheimer's disease and alcohol-induced dementia

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Van Rensburg, S J ^a   Berman, P A ^c   Potocnik, F C V ^b   Taljaard, J J F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; CTD

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INDUCED DEMENTIA; ALCOHOLISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; SERUM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MALE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0034445897     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011162922786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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