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Newest in this topic

  1. Diversity of astroglial responses across human neurodegenerative disorders and brain aging 2017-09-01
  2. Environmental enrichment prevents astroglial pathological changes in the hippocampus of APP transgenic mice, model of Alzheimer's disease 2012-09-28
  3. Astroglial expression of human alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin enhances alzheimer-like pathology in amyloid protein precursor transgenic mice 2000-12-01

Studies

4 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1982 to 2017

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 1
  • Experimental neurology 1
  • The American journal of pathology 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. Diversity of astroglial responses across human neurodegenerative disorders and brain aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2017-09-01 Biomarkers

    Astrogliopathy refers to alterations of astrocytes occurring in diseases of the nervous system, and it implies the involvement of astrocytes as key elements in the pathogenesis and pathology of diseases and injuries of the central nervous system.

  2. Environmental enrichment prevents astroglial pathological changes in the hippocampus of APP transgenic mice, model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Experimental neurology 2012-09-28 Biomarkers

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons and glial cells and leads to dementia.

  3. Astroglial expression of human alpha(1)-antichymotrypsin enhances alzheimer-like pathology in amyloid protein precursor transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The American journal of pathology 2000-12-01 Biomarkers

    Proteases and their inhibitors play key roles in physiological and pathological processes.

  4. Two types of Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangles may be found in the hippocampus in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

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