Toxic Oligomer Breaking Through Wall of Neuron (IMAGE)

St. John's College, University of Cambridge

Toxic Oligomer Breaking Through Wall of Neuron

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The study found that a structural core within a toxic tangle of alpha-synuclein protein molecules allows it to insert itself into the wall of a neuron.

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Alfonso De Simone

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