Ultrastructural, morphometric, and immunocytochemical study of anterior hom cells in mice with “wasted” mutation

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 519-533

  Rodriguez, Moses ^a,a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotropic lateral sclerosis; Anterior horn; Morphometry; Motor neurons; Mouse mutant, Wasted ; Neurofilaments

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPINAL CORD; STAINING AND LABELING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024458118     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198909000-00003     Document Type: Article

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