Fusion of Ruptured Vesicles (IMAGE)

Loyola Medicine

Fusion of Ruptured Vesicles

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The fusion of ruptured vesicles containing alpha-synuclein protein (green) leads to the formation of large protein clumps resembling the proteins that form in the brains of Parkinson's disease patients.

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Loyola University Chicago

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