Direct visualisation of the β-sheet structure of synthetic Alzheimer's amyloid

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 225-231

  Serpell, Louise C ^a   Smith, Judith M ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Amyloid fibril; Cryo electron microscopy; Fourier transform; sheet

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034716942     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3650     Document Type: Article

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