Brain type carnosinase in dementia: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathological processes underlying dementia are poorly understood and so are the markers which identify them. Carnosinase is a dipeptidase found almost exclusively in brain and serum. Carnosinase and its substrate carnosine have b...

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Main Authors: Papaioannou Alexandra, Raina Parminder S, Benson Carolyn, Balion Cynthia M, Patterson Christopher, Ismaila Afisi S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/7/38