Modelling cerebral interstitial flows and their failure in Alzheimer's disease

The human brain is the organ with the highest metabolic activity; despite this, it lacks a conventional lymphatic system responsible for clearing metabolic products. Cerebral accumulation of soluble metabolites, such as the amyloid-beta (A) protein, has been associated with Alzheimer's disease,...

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Main Author: Aldea, Roxana
Other Authors: Richardson, Giles ; Carare, Roxana-Octavia
Published: University of Southampton 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.741689