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Deletion of vitamin E enhances phenotype of Alzheimer disease model mouse.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 24 Nov 2006
Nishida Yoichiro, Yokota Takanori, Takahashi Tsubura, Uchihara Toshiki, Jishage Kou-ichi, Mizusawa Hidehiro
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Increased oxidative damage is a prominent and early feature in Alzheimer disease (AD). However, whether it is a primary cause or merely a downstream consequence in AD pathology is still unknown. We previously generated alpha-tocopherol transfer protein knockout (Ttpa-/-) mice, in which lipid peroxidation in the brain was significantly increased by complete depletion of alpha-tocopherol (alpha-Toc). Here we...
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