Vulnerability to Alzheimer's pathology in neocortex: The roles of plasticity and columnar organization

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 79-89

  Esiri, M M ^a,b,c   Chance, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cortical minicolumns; Neocortex; Neural plasticity; Olfactory system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CALBINDIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; MYELINATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 33747447701     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jad-2006-9s310     Document Type: Review

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