Amyloid β peptides and presenilins in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-15

  Iwatsubo, Takeshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid peptide; Presenilin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033018057     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.32.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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