Reelin signaling, hippocampal neurogenesis, and efficacy of aspirin intake & stem cell transplantation in aging and Alzheimer's disease

Aging and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-11

  Shetty, Ashok K ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid beta; Anti inflammatory drugs; Aspirin; Docosahexaenoic acid; glycogen synthase kinase 3; hippocampal neurogenesis; Learning; Memory; Neuroprotection; Reelin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862864927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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