Dysfunction of Wnt signaling and synaptic disassembly in neurodegenerative diseases

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-80

  Purro, Silvia A ^a   Galli, Soledad ^b   Salinas, Patricia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; degenerative diseases; Dkk1; synaptic disassembly; synaptic maintenance; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; OLIGOMER;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CELL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASES; DKK1; SYNAPTIC DISASSEMBLY; SYNAPTIC MAINTENANCE; WNT SIGNALING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SYNAPSES; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84896817308     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjt049     Document Type: Review

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