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Glutathione Cycle Impairment Mediates Aβ-induced Cell Toxicity

Sandra M. Cardoso Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Catarina R. Oliveira Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
Pages 241-250 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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