Normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease (AD) have many features in common and, in many respects, both conditions only differ by quantitative criteria. A variety of genetic, medical and environmental factors modulate the ageing-related processes leading the brain into the devastation of AD. In accordan
Toward a Unifying Hypothesis in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease
โ Scribed by Brian Balin; J. Todd Abrams; John Schrogie
- Book ID
- 118076811
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1755-5930
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