Synergistic effects of high fat feeding and apolipoprotein E deletion on enterocytic amyloid-beta abundance
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amyloid-β (Aβ), a key protein found in amyloid plaques of subjects with Alzheimer's disease is expressed in the absorptive epithelial cells of the small intestine. Ingestion of saturated fat significantly enhances enterocytic Aβ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/7/1/15 |