Natural progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD): A perspective on possible therapies for advanced AD

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 921-923

  Yanagisawa, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS;

EID: 10944271838     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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