Variable Deposition of Amyloid β-Protein (Aβ) with the Carboxy-Terminus that Ends at Residue Valine40 (Aβ40) in the Cerebral Cortex of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Double-Labeling Immunohistochemical Study with Antibodies Specific for Aβ40 and the Aβ that Ends at Residues Alanine42/Threonine43 (Aβ42) (original) (raw)

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