The relationship between Aβ-associated free radical generation and Aβ fibril formation revealed by negative stain electron microscopy and thioflavine-T fluorometric assay

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 65-68

  Monji, Akira ^a   Utsumi, Hideo ^b   Yoshida, Ichiro ^a   Hashioka, Sadayuki ^a   Tashiro, Ken ichiro ^c   Tashiro, Nobutada ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Beta amyloid; Electron microscopy; Electron spin resonance; Free radical; Thioflavine T

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; FREE RADICAL; N TERT BUTYL ALPHA PHENYLNITRONE; THIOFLAVINE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; FLUORESCENT DYE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLUOROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUOROMETRY; FREE RADICALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEGATIVE STAINING; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0035906447     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01756-6     Document Type: Article

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