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Filamentous nerve cell inclusions in neurodegenerative diseases: tauopathies and alpha-synucleinopathies
29 Jun 1999
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are the most common neurodegenerative diseases. They are characterized by the degeneration of selected populations of nerve cells that develop filamentous inclusions before degeneration. The neuronal inclusions of Alzheimer's disease are made of the microtubule-associated protein tau, in a hyperphosphorylated state. Recent work has shown that the filamentous inclusions...
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