Contribution of blood platelets to vascular pathology in Alzheimer’s disease
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In the clinical setting, nearly 98% AD patients have CAA, and 75% of these patients are rated as severe CAA. It is characterized by the deposition of the β-amyloid peptide (mainly Aβ40) in the wal...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825710/ |