Do neuronal inclusions kill the cell?
Neurofibrillary tangles, Pick bodies and Lewy bodies are considered quantitatively in relation to neuron loss. It would seem that the inclusions are not themselves the cause of neuron death.
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Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego 92093, USA.
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