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Peripheral induction of Alzheimer’s-like brain pathology in mice

October 25, 2010 by

Pathological protein deposits linked to Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy can be triggered not only by the administration of pathogenic misfolded protein fragments directly into the brain but also by peripheral administration outside the brain, according to a new study.

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