陶蛋白在阿尔茨海默病中通过功能连接的神经元传播:一项联合MEG/PET研究

Deborah N Schoonhoven1,2,3, Emma M Coomans2,3,4,5, Ana P Millán1,5

  • 1Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and MEG Center, Neurology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

概括

这项研究表明,功能性脑连接,而不仅仅是结构性连接,对于蛋白如何在阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 中传播至关重要. 这些神经元动态在疾病早期最为关键,指导潜在的治疗点.

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