Gap-43 message levels in anterior cerebellum in Alzheimer's disease

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-151

  Cheetham, Janet E ^a   Martzen, Mark R ^a   Kazee, Ann Marie ^a   Coleman, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebellum; Diffuse plaque; GAP 43; mRNA levels; Neuritic plaque; Neurofibrillary tangle

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 0030046098     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00257-S     Document Type: Article

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