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Association between Amylin and Amyloid-β Peptides in Plasma in the Context of Apolipoprotein E4 Allele

Amylin, a pancreatic peptide that readily crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB), and amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ), the main component of amyloid plaques and a major component of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in the brain, share several features. These include having similar β-sheet secondary...

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Autores principales: Qiu, Wei Qiao, Wallack, Max, Dean, Michael, Liebson, Elizabeth, Mwamburi, Mkaya, Zhu, Haihao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3919737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24520345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088063