Physiological and Pathological Characterization of Alpha-Synuclein Oligomers

α-Synuclein (αSyn) is highly abundant cytosolic protein whose conversion into insoluble fibrils is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies. Despite decades of research, fundamental questions regarding αSyn biology are unresolved. Soluble, prefibrillar oli...

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Main Author: Luth, Eric Sloan
Other Authors: Selkoe, Dennis J.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11513
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274605