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<strong>Metabolic</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Biochemical</strong> <strong>Alterations</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Alzheimer</strong> <strong>Disease</strong>: <strong>Facts</strong> <strong>and</strong> Fictions<br />

Prof. Mark A. Smith<br />

Selective neurodegeneration<br />

<strong>in</strong> CaMKII-MYC mice<br />

MYC-ON<br />

MYC-OFF<br />

Am J Pathol., 174, 891-7 (2009)<br />

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Selective neurodegeneration<br />

<strong>in</strong> CaMKII-MYC mice (2)<br />

TUNEL assay<br />

GFAP<br />

MYC-ON<br />

Am J Pathol., 174, 891-7 (2009)<br />

MYC-OFF<br />

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Cognitive deficits <strong>in</strong> CaMKII-MYC mice<br />

The Morris water maze (WMM)<br />

T-maze<br />

Escape latency<br />

(distance moved)<br />

850<br />

810<br />

770<br />

730<br />

690<br />

650<br />

On Off<br />

1 2 3<br />

Tran<strong>in</strong>g (day)<br />

40<br />

35<br />

On<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

% time <strong>in</strong> target quadrant<br />

Am J Pathol., 174, 891-7 (2009)<br />

Off<br />

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The screen versions of these slides have full details of copyright <strong>and</strong> acknowledgements<br />

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