Possible Causes of Alzheimer's Disease: Amyloid Fragments, Free Radicals, and Calcium Homeostasis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a form of dementia in which patients develop neurodegeneration and complete loss of cognitive abilities and die prematurely. No treatment is known for this condition. Evidence points toward β-amyloid as one of the main causes for cytotoxic processes. The cascade of b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1998-09-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996198901930 |