The physiology and pathology of microtubule-associated protein tau

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-123

  Wang, Jian Zhi ^a   Gao, Xinya ^a   Wang, Zhi Hao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Hyperphosphorylation; Neurodegeneration; Tau; Tauopathies

Indexed keywords

MAPT PROTEIN, HUMAN; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84906264883     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0560111     Document Type: Article

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