The glial glutamate transporter complementary DNA in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 456-459

  Meyer, Thomas ^a   Speer, Astrid ^a   Meyer, Bientje ^a   Sitte, Wolfgang ^a   Küther, Gerald ^b   Ludolph, Albert C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0029809787     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410400317     Document Type: Article

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