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Retinal changes in the Tg-SwDI mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience - 23 Jun 2017
Oliveira-Souza Fred G, DeRamus Marci L, van Groen Thomas, Lambert Alexis E, Bolding Mark S, Strang Christianne E
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a debilitating neurodegenerative illness, is characterized by neuronal cell loss, mental deficits, and abnormalities in several neurotransmitter and protein systems. AD is also associated with visual disturbances, but their causes remain unidentified. We hypothesize that the visual disturbances stem from retinal changes, particularly changes in the retinal cholinergic system, and that...
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