Acyl peptide hydrolase degrades monomeric and oligomeric amyloid-beta peptide
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The abnormal accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide is believed to cause malfunctioning of neurons in the Alzheimer's disease brain. Amyloid-beta exists in different assembly forms in the aging mammalian brain including monomers,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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Series: | Molecular Neurodegeneration |
Online Access: | http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/4/1/33 |