A comparison of the amyloid β fibril-destabilizing activities of leaves among varieties of the mulberry

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-176

  Khaengkhan, Parinda ^a   Takahashi, Keita ^b   Niidome, Tetsuhiro ^b   Ichida, Masatoshi ^a   Sugimoto, Hachiro ^b   Harada, Shigeharu ^a   Kamei, Kaeko ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid peptide; Mulberry

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; FIBRIL FORMATION; HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS; LEAF EXTRACTS; MULBERRY;

CELL DEATH; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PEPTIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GLYCOPROTEINS;

MORUS (PLANT);

DISEASE; MEDICAL USE; MULBERRY; PROTEIN;

EID: 74249100371     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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