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Metformin prevents p-tau and amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in diabetic mice

Metformin prevents p-tau and amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in diabetic mice

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Metformin prevents p-tau and amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in diabetic mice

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Metformin prevents p-tau and amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in diabetic mice

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Experimental brain research, 2021-09, Vol.239 (9), p.2821-2839

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Insulin deficiency or resistance can promote dementia and hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The formation of neurofibrillary tangles of p-TAU protein, extracellular Aβ plaques, and neuronal loss is related to the switching off insulin signaling in cognition brain areas. Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic drug used worldwide for the tre...

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Metformin prevents p-tau and amyloid plaque deposition and memory impairment in diabetic mice

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2573636891

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2573636891

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ISSN

0014-4819

E-ISSN

1432-1106

DOI

10.1007/s00221-021-06176-8

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