Muscle fiber splitting, capillary internalization, and target-like fiber formation in familiar amyloidotic polyneuropathy

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 240-247

  Fiori, M G ^a,c   Salvi, F ^b   Plasmati, R ^b   Tassinari, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c International Scientific Board   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familial amyloidotic neuropathy; Fiber splitting; Muscle; Target fibers; Vascularized muscle fibers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0030015817     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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