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Astrogliosis and behavioral changes in mice lacking the neutral cysteine protease bleomycin hydrolase.
Neuroscience - 25 May 2007
Montoya S E, Thiels E, Card J P, Lazo J S
Abstract excerpt
Bleomycin hydrolase (BLMH) is a multifaceted neutral cysteine protease with a suggested role in antigen presentation, homocysteine-thiolactone metabolism, and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Deletion of the protease in mice results in increased neonatal mortality and dermatopathology. Immunohistochemical and behavioral studies of BLMH knockout mice were undertaken to further evaluate the role of the protease in...
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