Therapeutic potential of nuclear receptor agonists in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Lipid Research - Tập 58 Số 10 - Trang 1937-1949 - 2017
Miguel Moutinho1, Gary E. Landreth2
1Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 and Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202; Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
2To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail:; To whom correspondence should be addressed. e-mail:; Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 and Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202; Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202

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