Epitopes that span the tau molecule are shared with paired helical filaments

Kenneth S. Kosik; Lisa D. Orecchio; Lester I. Binder; John Q. Trojanowski; V.M.-Y. Lee; Gloria Lee

doi:10.1016/0896-6273(88)90129-8

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EpitopeTau proteinMonoclonal antibodyChemistryMicrotubule-associated proteinHomology (biology)AntibodyMolecular biologyMicrotubuleBiophysicsBiologyCell biologyBiochemistryAlzheimer's diseaseGeneticsPathologyAmino acidMedicine

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Year: 1988
Type: article
Volume: 1
Issue: 9
Pages: 817-825
Citations: 495
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                                    Kenneth S. Kosik, 
                                
                                    Lisa D. Orecchio, 
                                
                                    Lester I. Binder
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1988). 
                            Epitopes that span the tau molecule are shared with paired helical filaments. 
                            Neuron
                            , 1
                            (9)
                            , 817-825.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0896-6273(88)90129-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(88)90129-8