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Frequency and Relation of Argyrophilic Grain Disease and Thorn-Shaped Astrocytes in Alzheimer’s Disease

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Uchikado, H., Fujino, Y., Lin, W., Dickson, D. (2008). Frequency and Relation of Argyrophilic Grain Disease and Thorn-Shaped Astrocytes in Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Fisher, A., Memo, M., Stocchi, F., Hanin, I. (eds) Advances in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 57. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72076-0_39

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