Presenilin structure in mechanisms leading to Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 277-290

  Dewji, Nazneen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BRAIN CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751088006     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2006-102-312     Document Type: Review

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