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Neuronal localization of C1q in preclinical Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Feb 2004
Fonseca Maria I, Kawas Claudia H, Troncoso Juan C, Tenner Andrea J
Abstract excerpt
Complement has been postulated to contribute to inflammatory reactions associated with the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). C1q, an initial component of the complement cascade, is associated with neuritic plaques and with neurons in the hippocampus of AD brain. Here, we report the presence of C1q in a cognitively intact subject, previously identified as preclinical AD. We compared in detail brain...
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