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Transforming Growth Factor β2 Level is Elevated in Neurons of Alzheimer's Disease Brains

Atsushi NoguchiDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Department of Anatomy, KEIO University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mikiro NawaDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Department of Anatomy, KEIO University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Sadakazu AisoDepartment of Anatomy, KEIO University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Koichi OkamotoDepartment of Neurology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Masaaki MatsuokaDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Department of Anatomy, KEIO University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 168-175 | Published online: 08 Apr 2010

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