Proteases In The Brain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lendeckel, Uwe (Editor), Hooper, Nigel M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Proteases In Biology and Disease ; 3
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Biochemistry.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.

In all organs of the body proteases have critical roles to play both in normal development and functioning and in disease states. The brain is no exception to this, with proteases having emerging roles in synaptic plasticity, memory, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and p...