The a1-Antichymotrypsin -51bp Promoter Polymorphism; Functional Activity and its Role in Alzheimers Disease
There is biochemical evidence that the acute phase protein, a1-antichymotrypsin (ACT), is involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. Inflammation increases the level of ACT in the plasma, and it has been suggested that AD provokes chronic neuroinflammation. One of...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10064/ |