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Conditional forebrain inactivation of nicastrin causes progressive memory impairment and age-related neurodegeneration.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 3 Jun 2009
Tabuchi Katsuhiko, Chen Guiquan, Südhof Thomas C, Shen Jie
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Loss of presenilin function in adult mouse brains causes memory loss and age-related neurodegeneration. Since presenilin possesses gamma-secretase-dependent and -independent activities, it remains unknown which activity is required for presenilin-dependent memory formation and neuronal survival....
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