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CaV1.2 calcium channel expression in reactive astrocytes is associated with the formation of amyloid-β plaques in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2013
Daschil Nina, Obermair Gerald J, Flucher Bernhard E, Stefanova Nadia, Hutter-Paier Birgit, Windisch Manfred, Humpel Christian, Marksteiner Josef
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Increased activity of L-type Ca2+ channels has been implicated in the pathogenesis of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previously we detected CaV1.2 α1-subunit-positive expression in reactive astrocytes surrounding the plaques of 12 month-old transgenic mice overexpressing hAβPP751 with the...
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