β Amyloid peptide (Aβ42) is internalized via the G‐protein‐coupled receptor FPRL1 and forms fibrillar aggregates in macrophages1
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- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 15 (13) , 2454-2462
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0251com
Abstract
The 42 amino acid form of β amyloid (Aβ42) plays a pivotal role in neurotoxicity and the activation of mononuclear phagocytes in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our recent study revealed that FPRL1, a G-pr...Keywords
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