Additive toxicity of β-amyloid by a novel bioactive peptide in vitro: possible implications for Alzheimer's disease.

BACKGROUND: β-amyloid is regarded as a significant factor in Alzheimer's disease: but inefficient therapies based on this rationale suggests that additional signalling molecules or intermediary mechanisms must be involved in the actual initiation of the characteristic degeneration of neurons. O...

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Main Authors: Sara Garcia-Ratés, Matthew Lewis, Rosemary Worrall, Susan Greenfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3563650?pdf=render