Synapses, synaptic activity and intraneuronal Aβ in Alzheimer's disease

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue MAY, 2010, Pages

  Tampellini, Davide ^a   Gouras, Gunnar K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Amyloid; Amyloid precursor protein; Neprilysin; Neurodegeneration; Neuron; Synapse; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885915876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00013     Document Type: Review

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