Tau oligomers: the toxic player at synapses in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive disorder in which the most noticeable symptoms are cognitive impairment and memory loss. However, the precise mechanism by which those symptoms develop remains unknown. Of note, neuronal loss occurs at sites where synaptic dysfunction is observed earlier, su...

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Main Authors: Marcos Jair Guerrero-Munoz, Julia E Gerson, Diana Laura Castillo-Carranza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00464/full