Cholinergic neuronal and axonal abnormalities are present early in aging and in Alzheimer disease.

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Published in J Neuropathol Exp Neurol on April 01, 2008

Authors

Changiz Geula1, Nicholas Nagykery, Alexander Nicholas, Chuang-Kuo Wu

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory for Cognitive and Molecular Morphometry, Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. c-geula@northwestern.edu

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