Human and Animal Models for Translational Research on Neurodegeneration: Challenges and Opportunities From South America

Neurodegenerative diseases are the most frequent cause of dementia, representing a burden for public health systems (especially in middle and middle-high income countries). Although most research on this issue is concentrated in first-world centers, growing efforts in South America are affording imp...

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Main Author: Adolfo M. García (auth)
Other Authors: Lucas Sedeño (auth), Robert M.J. Deacon (auth), Patricia Cogram (auth), Agustin Ibáñez (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
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