Search for dissertations about: "connection of amyloid beta and tau"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words connection of amyloid beta and tau.

2. 1. On characterisation and diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration syndromes : with special reference to the progressive aphasias

   Author : N Christian Andersen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementing brain disease, with episodic memory impairment as a characteristic early feature. However, not all primary degenerative brain syndromes include prominent deficits in day-to-day memorizing. READ MORE

4. 2. 24s-Hydroxycholesterol : studies on regulatory mechanisms behind its formation in the brain and its potential use as a marker for neurodegeneration

   Author : Marjan Shafaati; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) belongs to the cytochrome P450 super family and is responsible for conversion of cholesterol to the oxysterol 24S- hydroxycholesterol (24S-OHC). This structural modification allows 24S-OHC to traverse the blood brain barrier and this pathway is the major one for elimination of cholesterol from the mammalian brain. READ MORE