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In vitro aggregation assays for the characterization of α-synuclein prion-like properties

Joanna Narkiewicz Prion Biology Laboratory; Department of Neuroscience; Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA); Trieste, Italy
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Gabriele Giachin Prion Biology Laboratory; Department of Neuroscience; Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA); Trieste, Italy
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Giuseppe Legname Prion Biology Laboratory; Department of Neuroscience; Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA); Trieste, Italy; ELETTRA Laboratory; Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 19-32 | Received 09 Dec 2013, Accepted 05 Feb 2014, Published online: 19 Feb 2014

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