Wheat germ agglutinin-binding glycoproteins are decreased in Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1022-1026

  Fodero, Lisa R ^a   Sáez Valero, Javier ^b   Barquero, Maria Sagrario ^c   Marcos, Alberto ^c   McLean, Catriona A ^a   Small, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; CSF; Glycoproteins; WGA

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CADAVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLORING AGENTS; CONCANAVALIN A; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LECTINS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT LECTINS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; LENS CULINARIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0035213289     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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