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Farooqui, A.A., Liss, L. & Horrocks, L.A. Neurochemical aspects of Alzheimer's disease: Involvement of membrane phospholipids. Metab Brain Dis 3, 19–35 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01001351

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