Characterization by Atomic Force Microscopy of Alzheimer Paired Helical Filaments under Physiological Conditions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 517-525

  Moreno Herrero, Fernando ^a   Perez M ^a   Baro A M ^a   Avila, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347949620     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74130-2     Document Type: Article

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