Fine structural observations of neurofilamentous changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1984, Pages 461-470

  Hirano, Asao ^a   Donnenfeld, Hyman ^b   Sasaki, Shoichi ^a,c   Nakano, Imaharu ^a,d  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Tokyo Woman’s Medical College ^*  (Japan)

^d SHIMOSHIZU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Anterior horn neurons; Axonal swelling; Neurofilaments

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROFILAMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021167918     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198409000-00001     Document Type: Article

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