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Clinical Trials and Studies; Role of calcium in familial Alzheimer's disease clarified, pointing to...

Clinical Trials and Studies; Role of calcium in familial Alzheimer's disease clarified, pointing to...

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Clinical Trials and Studies; Role of calcium in familial Alzheimer's disease clarified, pointing to new therapeutics

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Clinical Trials and Studies; Role of calcium in familial Alzheimer's disease clarified, pointing to new therapeutics

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Atlanta: NewsRx

Journal title

Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2014, p.1270

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English

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Atlanta: NewsRx

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The two proteins, called PS1 and PS2 (presenilin 1 and 2), interact with a calcium release channel, the inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R), in the endoplasmic reticulum. Mutant PS1 and PS2 increase the activity of the IP3R, in turn increasing calcium levels in the cell. "We set out to answer the question: Is increased calcium signaling, as a re...

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Clinical Trials and Studies; Role of calcium in familial Alzheimer's disease clarified, pointing to new therapeutics

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TN_cdi_proquest_wirefeeds_1526220170

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_wirefeeds_1526220170

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1543-6608

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1543-6616

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