Reduced expression of amyloid precursor protein, presenilin-1 and rab3a in cortical brain regions in Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 243-250

  Davidsson, Pia ^a   Bogdanovic, Nenad ^b   Lannfelt, Lars ^b   Blennow, Kaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid precursor protein; Cortical brain regions; Immunoblotting; Presenilin 1; rab3a

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; PRESENILIN 1; RAB PROTEIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0035004604     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051266     Document Type: Article

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