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A welcoming environment for amyloid plaques

Transplantation studies using mouse models for Alzheimer's disease reveal that diffusible Aβ peptide is sufficient for amyloid plaque formation but is influenced by the local environment.

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Figure 1: Transplantation of WT and mutant grafts and the formation of amyloid plaques.

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Carlson, G. A welcoming environment for amyloid plaques. Nat Neurosci 6, 328–330 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0403-328

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