Abstract
We have observed dystrophic choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)-positive processes surrounding the amyloid core of neuritic plaques in human neocortex, amygdala and hippocampus, using a polyclonal anti-human ChAT antiserum. These data, and those from studies of the aged monkey by other investigators, provide a morphologic counterpart for the biochemical abnormality of the cholinergic system in Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-234 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neuroscience letters |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 11 1986 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Choline acetyltransferase
- Human
- Immunocytochemistry
- Neuritic plaque
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)