Screening method for therapeutic agents against Alzheimer's dise

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ABSTRACT:
A preventive or therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease which comprises a substance exhibiting an inhibitory action to tau-protein kinase I as an effective component is provided. A pharmaceutical composition comprising said agent and a method of inhibiting neuronal cell death in the brain are also provided.

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