The phenotyping of the alzheimer mouse model Tg2576 using behavioural testing showed a pronounced cognitive impairment of the female mice. Laboratory chemical analyses of the animals were used to search for possible causes of the gender-specific differences. Higher concentrations of amyloid-beta, NR2B and the amount of amyloid deposits each correlated with a greater cognitive impairment in a sex-dependent manner, in which female carriers were each more severely affected. Thus females tended to show a higher sensitivity for amyloid-beta and NR2B.
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The phenotyping of the alzheimer mouse model Tg2576 using behavioural testing showed a pronounced cognitive impairment of the female mice. Laboratory chemical analyses of the animals were used to search for possible causes of the gender-specific differences. Higher concentrations of amyloid-beta, NR2B and the amount of amyloid deposits each correlated with a greater cognitive impairment in a sex-dependent manner, in which female carriers were each more severely affected. Thus females tended to s...
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