Single-channel Ca2+ imaging implicates Aβ1–42 amyloid pores in Alzheimer’s disease pathology

High-resolution imaging of calcium influx reveals that the Aβ peptides implicated in Alzheimer’s disease form highly toxic Ca2+-permeable pores.

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