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Original Article

Anti-NGF Autoantibodies and NGF in Sera of Alzheimer Patients and in Normal Subjects in Relation to Age

Eleni Dlcou INSERM U298, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Angers; Department of Cell Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Angers
,
Patrick Vermersch INSERM U422, Lille, France
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Isabelle Penisson-Besnier Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Angers
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Frederic Dubas Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Angers
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Veronique Nerriere INSERM U298, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Angers
Pages 189-194 | Received 03 Feb 1997, Accepted 23 Apr 1997, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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