-Amyloid Monomers Are Neuroprotective
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Maria Laura Giuffrida,1 Filippo Caraci,1 Bruno Pignataro,2 Sebastiano Cataldo,2 Paolo De Bona,3 Valeria Bruno,4,5 Gemma Molinaro,5 Giuseppe Pappalardo,6 Angela Messina,7 Angelo Palmigiano,7 Domenico Garozzo,7 Ferdinando Nicoletti,4,5 Enrico Rizzarelli,3,8 and Agata Copani1,6 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy, 2Department of Physical-Chemistry, University of Palermo, Palermo 90100, Italy, 3Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy, 4Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome 00185, Italy, 5Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Neuromed, Pozzilli 86077, Italy, 6Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, National Research Council, Catania 95125, Italy, 7Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri–Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Catania 95126, Italy, and 8Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Rome 00136, Italy
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