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Investigating degeneration of the retina in young and aged tau P301L mice.
Life sciences - 1 Mar 2015
Ho Wing Lau, Leung Yen, Cheng Sally Shuk Yee, Lok Carmen Ka Ming, Ho Yuen-Shan, Baum Larry, Yang Xifei, Chiu Kin, Chang Raymond Chuen-Chung
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AIMS: Tau is a microtubule-binding protein facilitating the stability of the cytoskeleton. It is important for neurons as several neurodegenerative diseases involve hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of tau. It is known that mutated tau P301L results in aggregation of tau proteins, leading to n...
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