Modeling of a periodic instability in paired helical filaments reveals an axial repeat

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 534-538

  Pollanen, Michael S ^a   Bergeron, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Mathematical modeling; Neurofibrillary tangles; Paired helical filaments; Tau

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034072805     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051157     Document Type: Article

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