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Altered expression of Alzheimer's disease-related proteins in male hypogonadal mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Jun 2012
Drummond Eleanor S, Martins Ralph N, Handelsman David J, Harvey Alan R
Abstract excerpt
Age-related depletion of estrogens and androgens is associated with an increase in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain pathology and diminished cognitive function. Here we investigated AD-associated molecular and cellular changes in brains of aged hypogonadal (hpg) male and female mice. hpg Mice have a spontaneous, inactivating genetic mutation in the GnRH gene resulting in life-long deficiency of gonadotropins and...
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