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The β-secretase enzyme BACE1 as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Amyloid plaques are defining histopathologic lesions in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and are composed of the amyloid-beta peptide, which is widely considered to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of AD. The β-secretase, or β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzym...

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Autores principales: Vassar, Robert, Kandalepas, Patty C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21639952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/alzrt82