Amyloid β-protein, Cystatin C and Cathepsin B as Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease
It is suggested that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is caused by an imbalance between production, degradation and clearance of the amyloid-β (Aβ) protein. This imbalance leads to aggregation of Aβ and tau proteins and neurodegeneration in the brain. Today there is increasing evidence that the balance betw...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
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Uppsala universitet, Geriatrik
2010
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-132175 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7956-5 |