Alzheimer's disease: synapses gone cold

Alzheimer's disease: synapses gone cold

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by insidious cognitive decline and memory dysfunction. Synapse loss is the best pathological correlate of cognitive decline in AD and mounting evidence suggests that AD is prim...

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Main Authors: Hyman Bradley T, Koffie Robert M, Spires-Jones Tara L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
amyloid-beta
synapse loss
long-term depression
long-term potentiation
cognitive decline
Online Access:http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/6/1/63

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http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/6/1/63

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