Structural Model Of Alzheimer Amyloid A-beta 1-42 Peptide Fibril (IMAGE)

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Structural Model Of Alzheimer Amyloid A-beta 1-42 Peptide Fibril

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Structural model of Alzheimer Amyloid A-beta 1-42 peptide fibril derived from an experimental structure (PDB: 2MXU). The fibrillar aggregates act as cell-toxins at the onset and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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Emanuel Peter

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