The last neuronal division: A unifying hypothesis for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 531-541

  Nagy, Zsuzsanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Cell cycle; Cyclins; Tau

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEURONS;

EID: 27744536440     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2005.tb00485.x     Document Type: Review

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