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Distribution of amyloid beta 42 in relation to the cerebral microvasculature in an elderly cohort with Alzheimer's disease.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2000
Thomas A J, Morris C M, Ferrier I N, Kalaria R N
Abstract excerpt
Amyloid beta (A beta) deposits and neurofibrillary pathology are characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association of A beta with cerebral vessels is an intriguing feature of AD. While some degree of cerebral A beta angiopathy involving the leptomeninges and intraparenchymal vessels occurs in almost all cases of AD, the proportion of microvessels within a neocortical region containing deposits...
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