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Microglial response to amyloid plaques in APPsw transgenic mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 1998
Frautschy S A, Yang F, Irrizarry M, Hyman B, Saido T C, Hsiao K, Cole G M
Abstract excerpt
Microglial activation is central to the inflammatory response in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). A recently described mouse line, Tg(HuAPP695.K670N/M671L)2576, expressing human amyloid precursor protein with a familial AD gene mutation, age-related amyloid deposits, and memory deficits, was found to develop a significant microglial response using Griffonia simplicifolia lectin or phosphotyrosine probe to identify...
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