Transthyretin (TTR)-derived amyloid fibrils: Immunoelectron microscopy of fibrils formed in vivo and in vitro from synthetic peptides and normal transthyretin

Amyloid

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Gustavsson, Åsa ^a   Engström, Ulla ^b   Westermark, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibrils; Immunoelectron microscopy; Synthetic peptides; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242634332     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129708995262     Document Type: Article

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