Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder associated with the loss of synapses between neurons in the brain. Synaptic cell adhesion molecules are cell surface glycoproteins which are expressed at the synaptic plasma membranes of neurons. These proteins play key roles in formatio...

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Main Authors: Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Vladimir Sytnyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6427537