Heavy metals toxicity: Effect of cadmium ions on amyloid beta protein 1-42. Possible implications for Alzheimer's disease

BioMetals

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 371-388

  Notarachille, Gabriella ^a   Arnesano, Fabio ^a   Calò, Vincenza ^a   Meleleo, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregation; A P; Cadmium; Ion channel; Membranes

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; CADMIUM; CHOLESTEROL; ION CHANNEL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (1-42); CADMIUM CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LIPID MEMBRANE; PLANAR LIPID MEMBRANE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84896313481     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9719-6     Document Type: Article

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