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The level of mRNA for an amyloid precursor (APP770) containing a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor (PI) is elevated in the autopsied Alzheimer brain.1 However, the physiological significance of the augumented APP770 production has not been clarified thus far.
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Nakamura, S. et al. (1990). Protease Inhibitor and Cholinergic System in Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Nagatsu, T., Fisher, A., Yoshida, M. (eds) Basic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 38A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5844-2_8
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