Immunoliposomes for Alzheimer's disease therapy

There have been several efforts to understand the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to find the cure for such debilitating disease. Despite the efforts, there is still no cure or effective treatment for AD. Many reasons contribute for such disappointing outcome, being one of them the fac...

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Main Author: J. A. Loureiro (author)
Other Authors: B. Gomes (author), M. A. Coelho (author), M. C. Pereira (author), S. Rocha (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103068
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103068
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Summary:There have been several efforts to understand the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to find the cure for such debilitating disease. Despite the efforts, there is still no cure or effective treatment for AD. Many reasons contribute for such disappointing outcome, being one of them the fact that the transportation through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains an obstacle. Â(c) 2013 IEEE.