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Glutamate, beta-amyloid precursor proteins, and calcium mediated neurofibrillary degeneration.
Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum - 1 Jan 1994
Smith-Swintosky V L, Mattson M P
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In this article we present evidence supporting the interaction between excitotoxicity, beta APP mismetabolism, metabolic compromise and intracellular calcium destabilization in the process of neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is characterized by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-containing plaques in specific regions of the brain. There appear to be several processes...
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