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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 7, 2000 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Transformation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) (1-42) tyrosine to L-Dopa as the result of in vitro hydroxyl radical attack

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Pages 189-193 | Received 29 Jul 1999, Accepted 17 Mar 2000, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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