Alzheimer's disease: Clues from flies and worms

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Anderton, Brian H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033545414     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80062-1     Document Type: Note

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