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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous neuropeptides have been isolated from the human brain and postulated as neurotransmitter candidates. Their biochemical characteristics and anatomical distribution have been elucidated in some detail, but their possible physiological and pathophysiological roles, as well as their utility as diagnostic markers in brain disorders, have been more difficult to establish. The concentrations of several neuropeptides have been measured in postmortem human brain studies and in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Here we critically review these findings with focus on: (1) the relation between brain tissue and CSF neuropeptide alterations; (2) the specificity of neuropeptide alterations in Alzheimer's disease in relation to other degenerative brain diseases; (3) possible functional implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0924-977X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
491-500
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuropeptides and Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Göteborg University, Mölndal, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review