The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 and amyloid-β clearance in Alzheimer’s disease

Accumulation and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain trigger the development of progressive neurodegeneration and dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Perturbation in Aβ clearance, rather than Aβ production, is likely the cause of sporadic, late-onset AD, which accounts...

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Main Authors: Takahisa eKanekiyo, Guojun eBu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00093/full

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