Immunohistochemistry using antibodies to α-interferon and its induced protein, MxA, in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease brain tissues

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 61-64

  Yamada, T ^a   Horisberger, M A ^b   Kawaguchi, N ^a   Moroo, I ^a   Toyoda, T ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Biotechnology Chiba Geigy Limited ^*  (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Astrocyte; Lewy body; MxA protein; Parkinson's disease; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; MICROGLIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BRAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MICROGLIA; NEURONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028171286     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90560-6     Document Type: Article

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