Alzheimer's disease: Neuroprogesterone, epoxycholesterol, and abc transporters as determinants of neurodesmosterol tissue levels and its role in amyloid protein processing

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 441-450

  Javitt, Norman B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC transporters; Alzheimer's disease; desmosterol; lanosterol; lipid rafts; neurodegeneration; progesterone; sterol intermediates

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL EPOXIDE; DESMOSTEROL; NEUROPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LIPID RAFT; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 84880236288     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-130044     Document Type: Review

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