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Neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease
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Neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease

Author: David Dawbarn; Shelley J Allen
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series: Molecular and cellular neurobiology series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. This third edition gives a comprehensive introduction to the disease, from molecular pathology to clinical practice. It is  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David Dawbarn; Shelley J Allen
ISBN: 9780198566618 0198566611
OCLC Number: 76820941
Description: xviii, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Alzheimer's disease : a hundred years of investigation / Shelley J. Allen --
The neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease / Margaret M. Esiri --
Molecular genetics of Alzheimer's disease / John S.K. Kauwe and Alison M. Goate --
Biology and molecular neuropathology of [beta]-amyloid protein / Edward B. Lee and Virginia M.-Y. Lee --
Molecular basis of tau protein pathology : role of abnormal hyperphosphorylation / Khalid Iqbal, Alejandra del C. Alonso, M. Omar Chohan, Ezzat El-Akkad, Cheng-Xin Gong, Sabiha Khatoon, Fei Liu, and Inge Grundke-Iqbal --
Protein misfolding, aggregation, and fibril formation : common features of cerebral and non-cerebral amyloidosis / Agueda Rostagno, Ratnesh Lal, and Jorge Ghiso. Apolipoprotein E, amyloid [beta] peptide, and Alzheimer's disease / Suzanne E. Wahrle and David M. Holtzman --
Presenilins / Kulandaivelu S. Vetrivel and Gopal Thinakaran --
Multiple transgenic mouse models for Alzheimer's disease / Dick Terwel, Ilse Dewacher, Tom Van Dooren, Tom Vanderbroek, Thomas Van Helmont, David Muyllaert, Peter Borghgraef, Sophie Croes, Joris Winderickx, and Fred Van Leuven --
Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease / Mark P. Mattson --
Cellular targets of amyloid [beta] peptide : potential roles in neuronal cell stress and toxicity / Xi Chen, David Stern, and Shi Du Yan --
Alzheimer's disease as a neurotransmitter disease / Mitchell K.P. Lai, Maria J. Ramirez, Shirely W.Y. Tsang, and Paul T. Francis. NGF family of neurotrophins and their receptors : early involvement in the progression of Alzheimer's disease / Elliott J. Mufson, Scott E. Counts, Margaret Fahnestock, and Stephen D. Ginsberg --
Clinical assessment of Alzheimer's disease / Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya, Ross Overshott, and Alistair Burns --
Molecular and biological markers for Alzheimer's disease / Henrik Zetterberg and Kaj Blenow --
Current pharmacological approaches to treating Alzheimer's disease / Gordon K. Wilcock and David Dawbarn --
Amyloid-based therapies / Weiming Xia --
Future directions : the A[beta] amyloid pathway as the target for diagnosing, preventing, or treating Alzheimer's disease / Colin L. Masters.
Series Title: Molecular and cellular neurobiology series.
Responsibility: edited by David Dawbarn, Shelley J. Allen.
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