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Chapter 17: Transthyretin: an enhancer of nerve regeneration.
International review of neurobiology - 1 Jan 2009
Fleming Carolina E, Mar Fernando Milhazes, Franquinho Filipa, Sousa Mónica M
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Transthyretin (TTR), a plasma and cerebrospinal fluid protein secreted by the liver and choroid plexus, is mainly known as the physiological carrier of thyroxine (T(4)) and retinol. Under pathological conditions, various TTR mutations are related to familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), a neurod...
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