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Autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease

Paula I Moreira University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Renato X Santos University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Xiongwei Zhu Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA
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Hyoung-gon Lee Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA
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Mark A Smith Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA
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Gemma Casadesus Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA; Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA
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George Perry University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA: College of Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA. [email protected]; University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA: College of Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA. [email protected]
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Pages 1209-1218 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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