Processing of the amyloid precursor protein and its paralogues amyloid precursor-like proteins 1 and 2
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder which is histopathologically characterised by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Amyloid plaques consist of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) that can form aggregates in the brain. Aβ is generated from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) th...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för neurokemi
2007
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6763 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7155-417-8 |