Microglia are not exclusively associated with plaque-rich regions of the dentate gyrus in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 366-371

  Roe, Matthew T ^a   Dawson, Deborah V ^b   Hulette, Christine M ^a   Einstein, Gillian ^a   Crain, Barbara ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dentate gyrus; Microglia; Plaques

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030008037     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199603000-00012     Document Type: Article

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