Curcumin, a curry spice ingredient, detects and diff erentiates between pathological tau inclusions in human histological brain sections
Background: Curcumin, a natural fl uorochrome and a potent anti-infl ammatory antioxidant used as a spice and as an ayurvedic remedy for centuries, has been shown to label pathologic aggregates of beta amyloid, alphasynuclein and scrapie prion protein, and to reduce their aggregation. Curcumin bindi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/409 |