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Fallacies in Neuroscience: The Alzheimer's Edition

Karl Herrup
eNeuro 10 February 2022, 9 (1) ENEURO.0530-21.2021; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0530-21.2021
Karl Herrup
Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2548
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  • amyloid cascade hypothesis
  • β-amyloid
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  • neurofibrillary tangles

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