Locus coeruleus cellular and molecular pathology during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

Sarah Kelly1, Bin He2, Sylvia E. Perez2, Stephen D. Ginsberg3, Elliott J. Mufson2, Scott Counts4
1Department of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, 333 Bostwick Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
2Department of neurobiology, Barrow neurological institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
3Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, USA
4Hauenstein Neurosciences Center, Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

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