Wittmann CW, Wszolek MF, Shulman JM, Salvaterra PM, Lewis J, Hutton M, Feany MB. Tauopathy in Drosophila: neurodegeneration without neurofibrillary tangles. Science. 2001 Jul 27;293(5530):711-4. Epub 2001 Jun 14 PubMed.

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    • User Profile Image Hiroshi Mori
      Osaka City University Medical School
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    "The mechanism for tauopathy must be elucidated and accumulated from multiple attacks. This article must be one of attractive targets though it is not established whether a fly cell is suitable for a model for human neurodegeneration in FTD brains."

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