Structural correlates of cognition in dementia: Quantification and assessment of synapse change

被引:357
作者
DeKosky, ST
Scheff, SW
Styren, SD
机构
[1] UNIV PITTSBURGH,DEPT NEUROL,WESTERN PSYCHIAT INST & CLIN,PITTSBURGH,PA 15261
[2] UNIV PITTSBURGH,SCH MED,PITTSBURGH,PA 15261
[3] UNIV KENTUCKY,MED CTR,SANDERS BROWN CTR AGING,LEXINGTON,KY
来源
NEURODEGENERATION | 1996年 / 5卷 / 04期
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; synapse; ultrastructural; quantitative; neurodegeneration; dementia;
D O I
10.1006/neur.1996.0056
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 [神经生物学];
摘要
Dementia results from a combination of structural and neurochemical pathologies. The most reliable index of cognition in both postmortem and biopsied AD brain is synapse loss. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited
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页码:417 / 421
页数:5
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