Document Type : Editorial
Author
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease appears to be a neurological condition; however, much of its underlying pathology may originate from distant systems outside the brain.
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