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ImmunolabelingAlpha-synucleinNeuroscienceLewy bodyBiologyCentral nervous systemImmunostainingSensory systemNeuriteNeuropilNervous systemPathologyAnatomyParkinson's diseaseImmunohistochemistryDiseaseMedicine
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- 20
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- 3-4
- Pages
- 245-252
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- 27
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Heiko Braak,
Kelly Del Tredici,
Wei Gai
et al.
(2000).
Alpha-synuclein is not a requisite component of synaptic boutons in the adult human central nervous system.
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
, 20
(3-4)
, 245-252.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0891-0618(00)00101-0
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- DOI
- 10.1016/s0891-0618(00)00101-0