Characterization of a Drosophila Alzheimer's disease model: pharmacological rescue of cognitive defects.

Characterization of a Drosophila Alzheimer's disease model: pharmacological rescue of cognitive defects.

Transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have made significant contributions to our understanding of AD pathogenesis, and are useful tools in the development of potential therapeutics. The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, provides a genetically tractable, powerful system to study the bi...

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Main Authors: Ranjita Chakraborty, Vidya Vepuri, Siddhita D Mhatre, Brie E Paddock, Sean Miller, Sarah J Michelson, Radha Delvadia, Arkit Desai, Marianna Vinokur, David J Melicharek, Suruchi Utreja, Preeti Khandelwal, Sara Ansaloni, Lee E Goldstein, Robert D Moir, Jeremy C Lee, Loni P Tabb, Aleister J Saunders, Daniel R Marenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3108982?pdf=render

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