The Physiological Roles of Amyloid-β Peptide Hint at New Ways to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Amyloid-ß (Aß) is best known as the misfolded peptide that is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and it is currently the primary therapeutic target in attempts to arrest the course of this disease. This notoriety has overshadowed evidence that Aß serves several important...

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Main Authors: Holly M. Brothers, Maya L. Gosztyla, Stephen R. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00118/full