An immunohistochemical study of neurofibrillary tangle formation in post-encephalitic Parkinsonism

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-25

  Wong, K T ^a   Allen, I V ^a   Mcquaid, S ^a,b   Mcconnell, R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A4 amyloid; Immunohistochemistry; Neurofilbrillary tangles; Post encephalitic Parkinsonism; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PARKINSON DISEASE; TAU PROTEINS; UBIQUITINS;

EID: 0030046354     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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