Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 960-968 , May 2012

Pro-oxidant diet enhances β/γ secretase-mediated APP processing in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

  • Fahd Choudhry

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • David R. Howlett

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline, New Frontiers Park, Harlow, UK
    • Present address: Wolfson CARD, King's College London, London, UK.
    • ,
  • Jill C. Richardson

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline, New Frontiers Park, Harlow, UK
    • ,
  • Paul T. Francis

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Robert J. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK
    • Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. Tel.: +44 (0) 1225 386553; fax: +44 (0) 1225 386779

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2010 ,Accepted 9 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.07.008

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 960-968 , May 2012

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