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Immunology and Alzheimer’s Disease

By H. M. Wisniewski , J. R. Currie , M. Barcikowska (auth.) , Dr. Annick Pouplard-Barthelaix , Pr. Jean Emile , Dr. Yves Christen (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1988
ISBN
978-3-642-46636-6, 978-3-642-46634-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-46634-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3969896 bytes)
Series
Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer’s Disease
Edition
1
Pages
110\119
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Neurology; Allergology; Immunology

Description

Alzheimer's disease is one of the major scientific, medical and social challenges of our time. This book, the first in the new series Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease, presents a particularly up-to-date approach of immunological and biochemical aspects. It is written by the most outstanding scientists and contains recent data. The following are among the most interesting ideas contained in this book: - Alzheimer's disease is a cerebral form of amyloidosis. - some data are in accordance with an immunological hypothesis of this disease. - degeneration of microvessels - including amyloid angiopathy - could be very important in the changes in the brain with Alzheimer's disease. - the molecular study of A4 protein and its precursor is important for the understanding of the disease. This synthesis by prominent scientists provides a stimulating hypothesis about the determinism of the disease.

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