Expression of glial cell line-derived growth factor mRNA in the spinal cord and muscle in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Yamamoto, Masahiko ^a   Sobue, Gen ^a   Yamamoto, Koji ^b   Terao, Shinichi ^b   Mitsuma, Terunori ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Glial cell line derived growth factor mRNA; Muscle; Polymerase chain reaction; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030041727     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12342-9     Document Type: Article

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