Involvement of AMP-activated-protein-kinase (AMPK) in neuronal amyloidogenesis

Je-Seong Won1, Yeong-Bin Im, Jinsu Kim

  • 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, SC 29425, USA.

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