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Intraneuronal beta-amyloid accumulation in the amygdala enhances fear and anxiety in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Mar 2010
España Judit, Giménez-Llort Lydia, Valero Jorge, Miñano Alfredo, Rábano Alberto, Rodriguez-Alvarez José, LaFerla Frank M, Saura Carlos A
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BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Despite common emotional symptoms in AD such as anxiety and fear are associated with a more rapid cognitive decline, the pathological mechanisms involved in these behavioral changes remain largely elusive. In this study, we examined the pathological mechanisms of emotional behavior in...
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