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This article has been corrected to reflect the fact that growth hormone was derived from the pituitary glands, not adrenal glands, of human cadavers.
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Abbott, A. The red-hot debate about transmissible Alzheimer's. Nature 531, 294–297 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/531294a
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