Nat Med · 2008

Amyloid-beta protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory

Shankar GM, Li S, Mehta TH, Garcia-Munoz A, Shepardson NE, Smith I, Brett FM, Farrell MA, Rowan MJ, Lemere CA, Regan CM, Walsh DM, Sabatini BL, Selkoe DJ.

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  • Shankar GM — Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Nadia Park

Rigor 5/5Novelty 4/5Impact 4/5Reprod. 4/5

Interesting idea, small sample.