Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of the Amyloidogenic Processes of Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins related to Neurodegenerative Diseases

Protein aggregation and formation of insoluble aggregates in central nervous system is the main cause of neurodegenerative disease. Parkinson’s disease is associated with the appearance of spherical masses of aggregated proteins inside nerve cells called Lewy bodies. α-Synuclein is the main componen...

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Main Author: Kumar, Dhruv <1982>
Other Authors: Samorì, Bruno
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 2012
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Online Access:http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4349/