Mechanisms of the effects of crocin on aggregation and deposition of ab1-40 fibrils in Alzheimer's Disease

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-351

  Ghahghaei, Arezou ^a   Bathaie, S Zahra ^b   Bahraminejad, Elmira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ab amyloid; Alzheimer; Crocin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; CROCIN; THIOFLAVINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 84871926090     PISSN: 15733149     EISSN: 15733904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-012-9308-x     Document Type: Article

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