Thread: Can Alpha Synuclein be seen using a microscope?
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Old 05-20-2015, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by soccertese View Post
aren't lewy bodies mostly alpha synuclein? lewy bodies are found in skin cells, i believe cheek cells and in small intestine.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699677/
Lewy bodies are typically conglomerates of multiple proteins, most of which are alpha-synuclein.
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