Propagation of Aβ, tau and α-synuclein pathology between experimental models and human reality: prions, propagons and propaganda

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-3

  Uchihara, Toshiki ^a   Giasson, Benoit I ^b   Paulus, Werner ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PRION; TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PRION; PROPAGANDA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRIONS; PROPAGANDA; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84952026074     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: 14320533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1517-x     Document Type: Editorial

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