Transthyretin Protects against A-Beta Peptide Toxicity by Proteolytic Cleavage of the Peptide: A Mechanism Sensitive to the Kunitz Protease Inhibitor

• Rita Costa,

  Affiliation Molecular Neurobiology, IBMC (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular), Porto, Portugal

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• Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva,

  Affiliation Protein Production and Purification Unit, IBMC (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular), Porto, Portugal

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• Maria J. Saraiva,

  Affiliations Molecular Neurobiology, IBMC (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular), Porto, Portugal, ICBAS, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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• Isabel Cardoso

  * E-mail: icardoso@ibmc.up.pt

  Affiliation Molecular Neurobiology, IBMC (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular), Porto, Portugal

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