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Title: Gamma-secretase as a pharmacological target in Alzheimer disease research: when, why and how?
Author: Ziani-Cherif C, Mostefa-Kara B, Brixi-Gormat FZ
Abstract:
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by excessive deposition of amyloid beta-peptides (Abeta peptides) in the form of senile plaques as well as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the brain. In the amyloidogenic pathway, the amyloid-beta precursor pro
Journal: Curr Pharm Des. 2006;12(33):4313-35