Protein aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease: Aβ and τ and their potential roles in the pathogenesis of AD

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 163-165

  Thal, Dietmar Rudolf ^a   Fändrich, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TAU PROTEIN; MAPT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PLAQUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; BRAIN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PLAQUE, AMYLOID; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84938088147     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: 14320533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1387-2     Document Type: Editorial

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