Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles revealed by 3D microscopy

Sjors H. W. Scheres ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 631, issue 8022, 747-748

Abstract: Amyloid-β peptides and tau proteins form filaments in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. Using an electron microscopy approach to visualize thin slices of brain tissue in 3D, these filaments can be seen in their native environment.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Neurodegeneration; Microscopy; Structural biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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