期刊名称:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN:0027-8424
电子版ISSN:1091-6490
出版年度:2003
卷号:100
期号:1
页码:330-335
DOI:10.1073/pnas.222681699
语种:English
出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要:Amyloid {beta}-protein (A{beta}) is linked to neuronal injury and death in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Of particular relevance for elucidating the role of A{beta} in AD is new evidence that oligomeric forms of A{beta} are potent neurotoxins that play a major role in neurodegeneration and the strong association of the 42-residue form of A{beta