Deletion of the amyloid precursor-like protein 2 (APLP2) does not affect hippocampal neuron morphology or function

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-455

  Midthune, Brea ^a   Tyan, Sheue Houy ^a   Walsh, Jessica J ^b   Sarsoza, Floyd ^a   Eggert, Simone ^a,c   Hof, Patrick R ^b   Dickstein, Dara L ^b   Koo, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid precursor protein; Amyloid precursor like protein 2; Dendritic spine; Synapse; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR LIKE PROTEIN 2; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; GENE DELETION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858967068     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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