Minocycline as a potential therapeutic agent in neurodegenerative disorders characterized by protein misfolding
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Protein Misfolding and Neurodegenerative Diseases
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prion
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1933-6896,1933-690X
DOI: 10.4161/pri.3.2.8820