Dynamics of protofibril elongation and association involved in Aβ42 peptide aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aggregates of a protein called, ‘Aβ’ found in brains of Alzheimer’s patients are strongly believed to be the cause for neuronal death and cognitive decline. Among the different forms of Aβ aggregates, smaller aggregates called ‘s...

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Main Authors: Datta Bhaswati, Kumar Amit, Ghosh Preetam, Rangachari Vijayaraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics