Are tau aggregates toxic or protective in tauopathies?

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Are tau aggregates toxic or protective in tauopathies? is …
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P356DOI10.3389/FNEUR.2013.00114
P932PMC publication ID3741634
P698PubMed publication ID23964266
P5875ResearchGate publication ID256074678

P2093author name stringCatherine M Cowan
Amrit Mudher
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P304page(s)114
P577publication date2013-08-13
P1433published inFrontiers in NeurologyQ15817039
P1476titleAre tau aggregates toxic or protective in tauopathies?
P478volume4