Impact of amyloid-beta peptide overproduction on glucocorticoid-related regulation of glutamatergic function in the hippocampus

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex disease with unclear etiology. On one hand, pathological hallmarks such as amyloid plaques have been identified. On the other hand, risk factors such as aging, type 2 diabetes, stress and hypercholesterolemia have been associated with AD. The interaction be...

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Main Author: Hutter, Juliana
Other Authors: Tak Pan Wong (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2014
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=123116