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Therapeutic options in Alzheimer’s disease

Paula I Moreira Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pathology, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA;. [email protected]
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Xiongwei Zhu Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pathology, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA;. [email protected]
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Akihiko Nunomura Asahikawa Medical College, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Asahikawa 078–8510, Japan. [email protected]
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Mark A Smith University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Sciences, San Antonio, TX 78249-0661, USA. [email protected]
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George Perry University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Sciences 6900 North Loop 1604 WestSan Antonio, TX 78249-0661, USA. [email protected]
Pages 897-910 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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