Spinal cord findings in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A morphometric analysis

Neuropathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-125

  Shiraishi, Naoki ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a   Goto, Noboru ^a   Zhou, Ming ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Luxol fast blue periodic acid Schiff hematoxylin; Morphometry; Spinal cord lesions

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; FAST BLUE; HEMATOXYLIN; PYROXYLIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD POSTERIOR FUNICULUS; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STAINING;

EID: 0029956271     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1996.tb00166.x     Document Type: Article

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