Observation of metastable Aβ amyloid protofibrils by atomic force microscopy

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Harper, James D ^a,b   Wong, Stanislaus S ^c   Lieber, Charles M ^c   Lansbury Jr , Peter T ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloid; atomic force microscopy; protofibril

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 0030614627     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90255-6     Document Type: Article

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