The complex and multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-

  Alkadhi, Karim ^a   Eriksen, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CALCINEURIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 82955249362     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: 18756190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157015911798376235     Document Type: Editorial

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