Review Dysfunction of Wnt signaling and synaptic disassembly in neurodegenerative diseases
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Dysfunction of Wnt signaling and synaptic disassembly in neurodegenerative diseases Silvia A. Purro, Soledad Galli, and Patricia C. Salinas* 1 Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK 2 Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK * Correspondence to: Patricia C. Salinas, E-mail: [email protected]
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