β-Secretase Activity Increases with Aging in Human, Monkey, and Mouse Brain

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Secreted amyloid β–protein similar to that in the senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease is increased in vivo by the presenilin 1 and 2 and APP mutations linked to familial Alzheimer's disease

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