Differential assembly of human tau isoforms in the presence of arachidonic acid

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1749-1757

  King, Michelle E ^a   Gamblin, T Chris ^a   Kuret, Jeff ^b   Binder, Lester I ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Tau; Tau isoforms

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; TAU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034023751     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741749.x     Document Type: Article

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