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. 1984 Nov;43(6):643-56.
doi: 10.1097/00005072-198411000-00008.

Ultrastructure of paired helical filaments of Alzheimer's neurofibrillary tangle

H M Wisniewski, P A Merz, K Iqbal

Ultrastructure of paired helical filaments of Alzheimer's neurofibrillary tangle

H M Wisniewski et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1984 Nov.

Abstract

Isolated paired helical filaments (PHF) of Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD/SDAT) were studied by negative stain techniques and electron microscopy (EM). The helical structure of the PHF was confirmed by tilt analysis of negatively stained isolated PHF. A substructure of four protofilaments, each 3-5 nm in diameter, was also observed. A comparison of PHF substructure, neurofilaments and microtubules, revealed no similarity among the three structures.

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