A promising approach for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease involves
A) an antagonist of glutamate receptors in brain.
B) infusion of L-DOPA into the brain ventricles.
C) a drug that blocks the immune system.
D) a vaccine that passively stimulates the immune system to destroy -amyloid.
E) the use of the opiate MPTP.
Question 2
A critical intracellular trigger for the development of Alzheimer's disease is
A) overproduction of the short form of the -amyloid protein.
B) reduced amounts of the tau protein in brain cells.
C) overproduction of the long form of the -amyloid protein.
D) an unfolding of the long form of the -amyloid protein.
E) induction of apoptosis within hippocampal neurons.