Effects of Nicotinic Receptor Agonists on Beta-Amyloid Beta-Sheet Formation

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

سال: 1999

ISSN: 0021-5198

DOI: 10.1254/jjp.79.393