TY - GEN AU - Backstrom,J R AU - Lim,G P AU - Cullen,M J AU - Tökés,Z A TI - Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is synthesized in neurons of the human hippocampus and is capable of degrading the amyloid-beta peptide (1-40) SN - 0270-6474 PY - 1997///0206 KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Alzheimer Disease KW - metabolism KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Amyloid beta-Peptides KW - Collagenases KW - genetics KW - Female KW - Hippocampus KW - Humans KW - Immunologic Techniques KW - Male KW - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 KW - Middle Aged KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Neurons KW - Peptide Fragments KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - RNA, Messenger KW - Reference Values KW - Transcription, Genetic N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S ER -