Browsing Honors College by Author "Fisher, Amanda"
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Prevention of synaptic loss in cortico-hippocampal culture by silencing Kremen1 with siRNA
Fisher, Amanda (East Carolina University, 2017-05-19)Research has shown that Alzheimer’s disease could be a result of an accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and tau protein. The accumulation of Aβ activates p53, which leads to an increase of Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1). When Dkk1 ...