Different Populations of Human Locus Ceruleus Neurons Contain Heavy Metals or Hyperphosphorylated Tau: Implications for Amyloid-β and Tau Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 437-447

  Pamphlett, Roger ^a   Kum Jew, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; amyloid; disease model; environmental toxicant; heavy metals; locus ceruleus; locus coeruleus; mercury; noradrenaline; tau

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BISMUTH; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; NORADRENALIN; SILVER; TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SILVER STAINING; TAUOPATHY; TISSUE SECTION; AGE; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEURONS; PHOSPHORYLATION; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84925364242     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-142445     Document Type: Article

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