Reconsideration of Amyloid Hypothesis and Tau Hypothesis in Alzheimer's Disease
The so-called amyloid hypothesis, that the accumulation and deposition of oligomeric or fibrillar amyloid β (Aβ) peptide is the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been the mainstream concept underlying AD research for over 20 years. However, all attempts to develop Aβ-targeting drug...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00025/full |