Synaptic loss in anterior horn neurons in lower motor neuron disease

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 416-421

  Sasaki, Shoichi ^a   Iwata, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active zone; Anterior horn neuron; Motor neuron disease; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 0029922089     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050444     Document Type: Article

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