Human P301L-mutant tau expression in mouse entorhinal-hippocampal network causes tau aggregation and presynaptic pathology but no cognitive deficits.

Accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau in the entorhinal cortex (EC) is one of the earliest pathological hallmarks in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). It can occur before significant Aβ deposition and appears to "spread" into anatomically connected brain regions. To determine...

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Main Authors: Julie A Harris, Akihiko Koyama, Sumihiro Maeda, Kaitlyn Ho, Nino Devidze, Dena B Dubal, Gui-Qiu Yu, Eliezer Masliah, Lennart Mucke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3454317?pdf=render