The neurofibrillary pathology of Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscientist

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Goedert, Michel ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease (AD); Neurofibrillary lesions; Paired helical filament (PHF); Phosphorylation; Sulfated glycosaminoglycans; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001307943     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849700300212     Document Type: Article

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