Ageing changes in cat brains demonstrated by β-amyloid and AT8-immunoreactive phosphorylated tau deposits

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 234-242

  Gunn Moore, Danièlle A ^a   McVee, Jill ^b   Bradshaw, Janet M ^c   Pearson, Geoffrey R ^c   Head, Elizabeth ^d   Gunn Moore, Francis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOLOGY;

AGING; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; TAU PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746011961     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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