Alzheimer's disease: The amyloid cascade hypothesis - An update and reappraisal

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 151-153

  Hardy, John ^a  

^a Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENILE PLAQUE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84880187014     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jad-2006-9s317     Document Type: Review

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