Can studies of aluminum toxicity in vivo and in vitro provide relevant information on the pathogenesis and etiology of Alzheimer's disease?

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-430

  Savory, John ^a,b   Ghribi, Othman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM MALTOL;

ALUMINUM OVERLOAD; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; APOPTOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIALYSIS ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447647077     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2007-11402     Document Type: Note

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