Spared piriform cortical single-unit odor processing and odor discrimination in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly today. One of the earliest reported signs of Alzheimer's disease is olfactory dysfunction, which may manifest in a variety of ways. The present study sought to address this issue by...

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Main Authors: Wenjin Xu, Mirielle Lopez-Guzman, Chelsea Schoen, Shane Fitzgerald, Stephanie L Lauer, Ralph A Nixon, Efrat Levy, Donald A Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4152226?pdf=render