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Overexpression of mutant amyloid-β protein precursor and presenilin 1 modulates enteric nervous system.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2015
Puig Kendra L, Lutz Brianna M, Urquhart Siri A, Rebel Andrew A, Zhou Xudong, Manocha Gunjan D, Sens MaryAnn, Tuteja Ashok K, Foster Norman L, Combs Colin K
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder histologically characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) protein accumulation and activation of associated microglia. Although these features are well described in the central nervous system, the process and consequences of Aβ accumulation in the enteric nervous system have not been extensively studied. We hypothesized that Aβ also may accumulate in the enteric...
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