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A model for studying Alzheimer's Abeta42-induced toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Jul 2004
Finelli Alyce, Kelkar Anju, Song Ho-Juhn, Yang Haidi, Konsolaki Mary
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Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder resulting in the degeneration and death of brain neurons controlling memory, cognition and behavior. Although overproduction of Abeta peptides is widely considered a causative event in the disease, the mechanisms by which Abeta peptides cause neurodegeneration and the processes of Abeta clearance and degradation remain unclear. To address these issues, we have...
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