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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 2, 1995 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Immunohistochemical analysis of COOH-termini of amyloid beta protein (Aβ) using end-specific antisera for Aβ40 and Aβ42 in Alzheimer's disease and normal aging

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Pages 7-16 | Received 21 Oct 1994, Accepted 20 Dec 1994, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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