Astrocyte senescence as a component of Alzheimer's disease.

Astrocyte senescence as a component of Alzheimer's disease.

Aging is the main risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the aspects of the aging process that predispose the brain to the development of AD are largely unknown. Astrocytes perform a myriad of functions in the central nervous system to maintain homeostasis and support neuronal funct...

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Main Authors: Rekha Bhat, Elizabeth P Crowe, Alessandro Bitto, Michelle Moh, Christos D Katsetos, Fernando U Garcia, Frederick Bradley Johnson, John Q Trojanowski, Christian Sell, Claudio Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440417?pdf=render

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