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Microglia-Mediated Aβ Propagation in Alzheimer’s Disease

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This highlight was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32100918) and the Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research program (G03152021115804390).

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100083, China

    Luoman Yang

  2. Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA

    Luodan Yang

  3. Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine in Sports Science, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Shu Feng & Chongyun Wu

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Yang, L., Feng, S., Wu, C. et al. Microglia-Mediated Aβ Propagation in Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurosci. Bull. 38, 1274–1276 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-022-00907-9

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