Alterations in neural intermediate filament organization: Functional implications and the induction of pathological changes related to motor neuron disease

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2319-2329

  Straube West, Karen ^a   Loomis, Patricia A ^b   Opal, Puneet ^c   Goldman, Robert D ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Golgi complex; Intermediate filament; Neurofilament

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EMBRYO; GOLGI COMPLEX; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MITOCHONDRION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEURITE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029833513     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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