Saturday, December 13, 2008

The cellular mechanisms underlying the neuronal degeneration

There are two levels of mechanisms: intra-and extracellular.
In both levels, there is an accumulation of proteins which leads to dysfunction of the cell. In the intracellular mechanisms, this accumulation is neurofibrilles. In the extracellular mechanisms, it called amyloid plaques.

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