Astrocyte Function Is Affected by Aging and Not Alzheimer's Disease: A Preliminary Investigation in Hippocampi of 3xTg-AD Mice

• मुख्य लेखकों: Maria Rosanna Bronzuoli (लेखक), Roberta Facchinetti (लेखक), Marta Valenza (लेखक), Tommaso Cassano (लेखक), Luca Steardo (लेखक), Caterina Scuderi (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Old age is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is characterized by hippocampal impairment together with substantial changes in glial cell functions. Are these alterations due to the disease progression or are they a consequence of aging? To start addressing this issue, we studied...