Images of 'Amyloid Fibrils' (IMAGE)

St. John's College, University of Cambridge

Images of 'Amyloid Fibrils'

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Images of "amyloid fibrils"; thread-like structures which form after the protein alpha-synuclein aggregates. Plaques (protein deposits) consisting of this protein have been found in the brains of Parkinson 's Disease patients and linked to disease.

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Patrick Flagmeier

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