Mechanisms involved in amyloid induced cytotoxicity
Amyloidoses comprise a group of diseases where normal or mutated protein precipitates into amyloid fibrils. The deposition of fibrils causes dysfunction of organs and toxicity to nervous tissue. Up to date, 24 different proteins and peptides are known to be able to form amyloid fibrils. The most wel...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Molekylärbiologi (Teknat- och Medfak)
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-541 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-897-1 |