Microglial-mediated inflammatory responses and perturbed vasculature in an animal model of inflamed Alzheimer's disease brain

Chronic inflammation in response to Aß peptide deposits is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The inflammatory environment includes populations of reactive and proliferating microglia and astrocytes and perturbed vasculature. However, the association between activated glial ce...

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Main Author: Ryu, Jae Kyu
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2641