Alpha-synuclein and tau: teammates in neurodegeneration?

Simon Moussaud1, Daryl Jones1, Elisabeth L. Moussaud-Lamodière1, Marion Delenclos1, Owen A. Ross1, Pamela J. McLean2
1Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
2Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

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