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GLT-1 loss accelerates cognitive deficit onset in an Alzheimer's disease animal model.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2011
Mookherjee Paramita, Green Pattie S, Watson G Stennis, Marques Marcos A, Tanaka Kohichi, Meeker Kole D, Meabon James S, Li Ning, Zhu Ping, Olson Valerie G, Cook David G
Abstract excerpt
Glutamate transporters regulate normal synaptic network interactions and prevent neurotoxicity by rapidly clearing extracellular glutamate. GLT-1, the dominant glutamate transporter in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, is significantly reduced in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the role GLT-1 loss plays in the cognitive dysfunction and pathology of AD is unknown. To determine the significance of GLT-1...
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