Interactions of metals and Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, which is characterized by the neuropathological accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). Clinically, patients will endure a gradual erosion of memory and other higher order cognitive...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Main Authors:	He eXu, David eFinkelstein, Paul eAdlard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Subjects:	Copper Metals Zinc Alzheimer's disease Apolipoprotein E
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00121/full