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Induction of Alzheimer's-like changes in brain of mice expressing mutant APP fed excess methionine.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jan 2011
McCampbell Alexander, Wessner Keith, Marlatt Michael W, Wolffe Carrie, Toolan Dawn, Podtelezhnikov Alexei, Yeh Suzie, Zhang Rena, Szczerba Peter, Tanis Keith Q, Majercak John, Ray William J, Savage Mary
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Elevated plasma homocysteine, a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, could result from increased production from methionine or by inefficient clearance by folate- and B-vitamin-dependent pathways. Understanding the relative contributions of these processes to pathogenesis is important for therape...
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