Large neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1693-1696

  Nakamura, S ^a   Ohnishi, K ^a   Nishimura, M ^a   Suenaga, T ^a   Akiguchi, I ^a   Kimura, J ^a   Kimura, T ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Otowa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029991711     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.6.1693     Document Type: Article

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