Open AccessCholesterol prevents Alzheimer's
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1675iti4
Subject(s) - biology , cholesterol , biochemistry
![][1] More BACE1 (red) finds its APP target (green) in neurons with low cholesterol (bottom).Blood vessels work best when they are clear of cholesterol. But neurons need cholesterol to maintain top form, according to Abad-Rodriguez et al. ([page 953][2]). With too little of this
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