Alzheimer's disease: A prion protein connection

Nature. 2009 Feb 26;457(7233):1090-1. doi: 10.1038/4571090a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • News

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism*
  • Alzheimer Disease / pathology*
  • Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / chemistry*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Hippocampus / cytology
  • Hippocampus / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Potentiation / physiology
  • Mice
  • Neuronal Plasticity / physiology
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Prions / genetics
  • Prions / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Prions
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases