Alpha-synuclein Fibrils (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Alpha-synuclein Fibrils

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Alpha-synuclein fibrils. Shown here in an electron microscope image are fibrils produced in the laboratory for research purposes. The diameter of the fibrils is about 10 nanometres - 5000 times less than that of a human hair.

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ETH Zurich / Juan Gerez

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