Some evolutionary perspectives on Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and pathology

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Glass, Daniel J ^a   Arnold, Steven E ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid plaques; APOE; Comparative biology; Dementia; Evolutionary medicine; Neurofibrillary tangles

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; BETA SECRETASE; GAMMA SECRETASE; TAU PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROTOXICITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENILE PLAQUE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; HUMANS; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84863217188     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.2408     Document Type: Review

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