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.
Answer: C
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