Parabiosis and Amyloid-beta (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Parabiosis and Amyloid-beta

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An illustration of the experiment in which mice that were genetically engineered to produce amyloid-beta spread the protein to their surgically joined partners, where it caused Alzheimer's disease pathologies.

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University of British Columbia

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