Spreading of pathology in neurodegenerative diseases: a focus on human studies

Johannes Brettschneider; Kelly Del Tredici; Virginia M.‐Y. Lee; John Q. Trojanowski

doi:10.1038/nrn3887

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Year: 2015
Type: review
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 109-120
Citations: 758
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                                    Johannes Brettschneider, 
                                
                                    Kelly Del Tredici, 
                                
                                    Virginia M.‐Y. Lee
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Spreading of pathology in neurodegenerative diseases: a focus on human studies. 
                            Nature reviews. Neuroscience
                            , 16
                            (2)
                            , 109-120.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3887
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nrn3887