LIPID SIGNALING IN BRAIN AGING AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: PHARMACOLOGICALLY TARGETING CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS, TRANSPORT AND METABOLISM

The role cholesterol plays in the brain has long been underappreciated even though the brain contains a disproportionately high percentage of body cholesterol. Recent studies have found a link between the dysregulation of lipid metabolism and the risk of acquiring Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as...

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Main Author: Searcy, James Lucas
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2009
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/782
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1785&context=gradschool_diss