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Higher in vivo muscarinic-2 receptor distribution volumes in aging subjects with an apolipoprotein E-epsilon4 allele.
Synapse (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2003
Cohen Robert M, Podruchny Teresa A, Bokde Arun L W, Carson Richard E, Herscovitch Peter, Kiesewetter Dale O, Eckelman William C, Sunderland Trey
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E-epsilon4 allele confers an increased susceptibility to age-related memory problems and Alzheimer's disease. Abnormalities in the cholinergic system are also likely contributors to memory deficits associated with aging and AD. To determine the effect of the APOE-epsilon4 allele on the muscarinic component of the cholinergic system of aging subjects, 10 healthy subjects with APOE-epsilon4...
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