AβPP accumulation and/or intraneuronal amyloid-β accumulation? The 3xTg-AD mouse model revisited

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 897-904

  Wirths, Oliver ^a   Dins, Annika ^a   Bayer, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; amyloid; amyloid protein precursor; immunohistochemistry; intraneuronal amyloid ; pyroglutamate amyloid ; transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN ANTIBODY; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

AGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 84858022369     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-111529     Document Type: Article

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