Abstract:Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The leading hypothesis to explain the prevalence of the disease in the brain is the aggregation of Amyloid Beta peptides in the brain, which form senile plaques and suppress neuronal function. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) have been found to provide protective effects against the neurotoxic effects of Amyloid Beta. This experiment was conducted in two distinct phases: the experimental phase and the literature review … Show more
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