Sex differences in chronic stress responses and Alzheimer's disease

Clinical studies indicate that Alzheimer's disease (AD) disproportionately affects women in both disease prevalence and severity, but the mechanisms underlying this sex divergence are unknown. Though some have suggested this difference in risk is a reflection of known differences in longevity b...

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Main Authors: Yan Yan, Sky Dominguez, Daniel W. Fisher, Hongxin Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Neurobiology of Stress
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289517300632