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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 7, 2000 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Amyloid formation in the rat: Adenoviral expression of mouse serum amyloid A proteins

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Pages 32-40 | Received 11 Mar 1999, Accepted 14 Oct 1999, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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