Regulation of promoter activity of the APP gene by cytokines and growth factors: Implications in Alzheimer's disease

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 973, Issue , 2002, Pages 463-467

  Ge, Y W ^a   Lahiri, D K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; APP gene; Cytokines; Growth factors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROFIN 3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; APP GENE; CELL STRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036959504     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04684.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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