Tangles precede plaques but don't cause them

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 741-742

  Terry, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; SENILE PLAQUES;

EID: 2542599211     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2003.12.013     Document Type: Note

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