A lymphatic waste-disposal system implicated in Alzheimer’s disease

Melanie D. Sweeney and Berislav V. Zlokovic ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 560, issue 7717, 172-174

Abstract: The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove toxic waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Keywords: Ageing; Alzheimer's disease; Neuroscience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05763-0

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