Sporadic early adult-onset distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-196

  Ceuterick, Chantal ^a   Martin, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Intermediate desmin like filament; Rimmed vacuole; Sporadic distal myopathy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030218046     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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