Acetylcholinesterase induces the expression of the β-amyloid precursor protein in glia and activates glial cells in culture
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in CNS physiopathology are increasingly diverse and range from neuritogenesis, through synaptogenesis, to enhancement of amyloid fiber assembly. In Alzheimer's disease, senile plaques and neurodegeneration specially affect regions enriched for cholinergic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-12-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996103001591 |