Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 1379-1392 , September 2009

Amyloid-β precursor protein mediates neuronal toxicity of amyloid β through Go protein activation

  • Francisco Sola Vigo

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Gabriela Kedikian

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Lorena Heredia

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Florencia Heredia

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Alberto Díaz Añel

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Alberto Luis Rosa

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • Present address: Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular, Fundación Allende, Hipólito Yrigoyen 384, Córdoba, Argentina.
    • ,
  • Alfredo Lorenzo

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigación Médica “Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra” - CONICET, Casilla de Correo 389, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
    • Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +54 351 468 1466; fax: +54 351 469 5163.

Received 27 August 2007 ,Revised 25 October 2007 ,Accepted 16 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.11.017

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 1379-1392 , September 2009

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