Search for dissertations about: "Mattias Törnquist"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Mattias Törnquist.

2. 1. Secondary Nucleation in Amyloid Formation

   Author : Mattias Törnquist; NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Alzheimer s disease; amyloid; Ab42; aggregation mechanism; aggregation kinetics; secondary nucleation; Protein misfolding;

   Abstract : Research into Alzheimer's disease is still hampered by a lack of fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms. While the aggregation of the amyloid β peptide (Aβ) into amyloid fibrils is highly implicated as a key factor in the disease, the molecular nature of its involvement has proven complex and elusive. READ MORE