Reactive astrogliosis of the spinal cord in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 27-33

  Schiffer, Davide ^a   Cordera, Susanna ^a   Cavalla, Paola ^a   Migheli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrogliosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; TAU PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASTROCYTOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029812020     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00073-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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