Amyloid-β may be released from non-junctional varicosities of axons generated from abnormal tau-containing brainstem nuclei in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a hypothesis

Acta Neuropathol. 2013 Aug;126(2):303-6. doi: 10.1007/s00401-013-1153-2. Epub 2013 Jul 4.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism*
  • Alzheimer Disease / pathology
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism*
  • Axons / metabolism*
  • Axons / pathology
  • Brain Stem / metabolism*
  • Brain Stem / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Junctions / metabolism
  • Intercellular Junctions / pathology
  • tau Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • tau Proteins