Synaptic pathology in prefrontal cortex is present only with severe dementia in Alzheimer disease

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 929-936

  Minger, Stephen L ^a   Honer, William G ^b,e   Esiri, Margaret M ^c   Mcdonald, Brendan ^c   Keene, Janet ^c   Nicoll, James A R ^d   Carter, Janet ^c   Hope, Tony ^c   Francis, Paul T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Choline acetyltransferase; SNAP 25; Synapses; Synaptophysin; Syntaxin

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNTAXIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0034804765     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/60.10.929     Document Type: Article

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