Immunohistochemical investigation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR-positive astrocytes in adrenoleukodystrophy brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Katsuragi, Toshio ^a   Iseki, Eizo ^a   Kosaka, Kenji ^a   Nishimura, Toru ^b   Akiyama, Haruhiko ^b   Ikeda, Kenji ^b   Kato, Masanori ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Soga Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demyelination; Immune system; Major histocompatibility complex antigen; Microglia

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030606322     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13215-8     Document Type: Article

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