The physiological link between metabolic rate depression and tau phosphorylation in mammalian hibernation.

Abnormal phosphorylation and aggregation of tau protein are hallmarks of a variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Increased tau phosphorylation is assumed to represent an early event in pathogenesis and a pivotal aspect for aggregation and formation of neurofibri...

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Main Authors: Jens T Stieler, Torsten Bullmann, Franziska Kohl, Øivind Tøien, Martina K Brückner, Wolfgang Härtig, Brian M Barnes, Thomas Arendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022585?pdf=render