Damaged and Dying Neurons That Collect Around a Core of Protein

question 27

Multiple Choice

Damaged and dying neurons that collect around a core of protein produce

• A)neurofibrillary tangles.
• B)granulovacuolar bodies.
• C)synaptic nodes.
• D)neuritic plaques.

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