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Sex-related dimorphism in dentate gyrus atrophy and behavioral phenotypes in an inducible tTa:APPsi transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Dec 2016
Melnikova Tatiana, Park DaMin, Becker Lauren, Lee Deidre, Cho Eugenia, Sayyida Nuzhat, Tian Jing, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Borchelt David R, Savonenko Alena V
Abstract excerpt
Sex differences are a well-known phenomenon in Alzheimer's disease (AD), with women having a higher risk for AD than men. Many AD mouse models display a similar sex-dependent pattern, with females showing earlier cognitive deficits and more severe neuropathology than males. However, whether those differences are relevant to human disease is unclear. Here we show that in AD mouse models that overexpress amyloid...
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