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Current Alzheimer Research

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ISSN (Print): 1567-2050
ISSN (Online): 1875-5828

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From Infection to Inoculation: Expanding the Microbial Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Author(s): Jolanta Dorszewska*, Mikołaj Hurła, Natalia Banaszek, Dominik Kobylarek, Thomas Piekut and Wojciech Kozubski

Volume 19, Issue 13, 2022

Published on: 13 February, 2023

Page: [849 - 853] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/1567205020666230202155404

Price: $65

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