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Ganna Lyubartseva1, Mark A Lovell.
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the major causes of disability and mortality in Western societies, is a progressive age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Increasing evidence suggests that the etiology of AD may involve disruptions of zinc (Zn) homeostasis. This review discusses current evidence supporting a potential role of Zn and zinc transporters (ZnTs) in processing of the amyloid beta protein precursor (APP) and amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide generation and aggregation.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22447723 PMCID: PMC3635097 DOI: 10.1002/biof.199
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biofactors ISSN: 0951-6433 Impact factor: 6.113