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  1. Cross-sectional and longitudinal atrophy is preferentially associated with tau rather than amyloid β positron emission tomography pathology 2018-03-06
  2. Tau accumulation in astrocytes in progressive supranuclear palsy is a degenerative rather than a reactive process 2002-05-30

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2002 to 2018

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1

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  1. Cross-sectional and longitudinal atrophy is preferentially associated with tau rather than amyloid β positron emission tomography pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2018-03-06 Brain scans and imaging

    Measures of tau PET are strongly related to gray matter atrophy and likely mediate relationships between Aβ and gray matter.

  2. Tau accumulation in astrocytes in progressive supranuclear palsy is a degenerative rather than a reactive process

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2002-05-30 Biomarkers

    Tau-immunoreactive astrocytes in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) have a distinctive morphology and are referred to as tufted astrocytes (TA).

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