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Combination of Apolipoprotein E4 and High Carbohydrate Diet Reduces Hippocampal BDNF and Arc Levels and Impairs Memory in Young Mice
9 Oct 2012
Abstract excerpt
The presence of the E4 allele of apolipoprotein E (apoE) is the strongest known genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Other risk factors for developing AD have been identified, including lifestyle such as dietary habits. The present study was designed to explore the impact of the interaction between variant human apoE isoforms and a high carbohydrate diet (HCD) on mechanisms behind learning...
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