title: The beta-amyloid peptide, peptide self-assembly, and the emergence of biological activities. A new principle in peptide function and the induction of neuropathology.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California, Irvine 92697, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cotman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface