Hibernation Impairs Odor Discrimination - Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

• Main Authors: Torsten Bullmann (Author), Emily Feneberg (Author), Tanja Petra Kretzschmann (Author), Vera Ogunlade (Author), Max Holzer (Author), Thomas Arendt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Reversible formation of PHF-like phosphorylated tau, an early feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) was previously shown to occur in torpor during hibernation in the Golden hamster (Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus). Here, we tackled the question to what extent hibernating Golden hamsters can...