A Critical Intracellular Trigger for the Development of Alzheimer's Disease

question 80

Multiple Choice

A critical intracellular trigger for the development of Alzheimer's disease is

• A) overproduction of the short form of the ?-amyloid protein.
• B) reduced amounts of the tau protein in brain cells.
• C) overproduction of the long form of the ?-amyloid protein.
• D) an unfolding of the long form of the ?-amyloid protein.
• E) induction of apoptosis within hippocampal neurons.

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