Lack of effect of Presenilin 1, βAPP and their Alzheimer's disease-related mutated forms on Xenopus oocytes membrane current

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 85-88

  Liu, Zhao ^a   Holmes, Gregory L ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cRNA, Xenopus oocytes; Presenilin 1; Presenilin 1 mutants; amyloid precursor protein mutants

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PRESENILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

EID: 0342601492     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(96)13296-1     Document Type: Article

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