Apolipoprotein E in the brain and its role in Alzheimer's disease.

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Apolipoprotein E in the brain and its role in Alzheimer's disease.

Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN - 1 Mar 1996

Poirier J

Abstract excerpt

Recent evidence indicates that apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays a central role in the brain response to injury. The coordinated expression of apoE and its main receptor, the apoE/apoB (LDL) receptor, appears to regulate the transport of cholesterol and phospholipids during the different phases of th...

Topics

Aged
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Brain
Cholesterol
Female
Hippocampus
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Synapses

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