Dynamics of amyloid plaque formation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fast growing global problem. AD is a form of dementia characterised by the progressive loss of cognitive abilities. Pathologically, the disease is defined by two neuropathological hallmarks: neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-β plaques. Plaques appear to be toxic to br...

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Main Author: McCarter, Joanna F
Format: Others
Published: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 2014
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Online Access:http://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/17434/1/McCarter_Joanna.pdf
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-174346