The Precursor Pro-Nerve Growth Factor Is the Predominant Form of Nerve Growth Factor in Brain and Is Increased in Alzheimer's Disease
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- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
- Vol. 18 (2) , 210-220
- https://doi.org/10.1006/mcne.2001.1016
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