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Oral treatment with a gamma-secretase inhibitor improves long-term potentiation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Apr 2010
Townsend Matthew, Qu Yujie, Gray Audrey, Wu Zhenhua, Seto Tiffany, Hutton Mike, Shearman Mark S, Middleton Richard E
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The beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) is thought to play a critical role in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To study the effects of Abeta on the brain, transgenic mouse models have been developed that express high levels of Abeta. These mice show some features of AD, including amyloid plaques and mild cognitive impairment, but not others such as progressive neurodegeneration. We investigated the...
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