Qualitative and quantitative analysis of locus coeruleus neurons in Parkinson's disease

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Bertrand, Ewa ^a   Lechowcz, Waldemar ^a   Szpak, Grazyna M ^a   Dymecki, Jerzy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Locus coeruleus; Noradrenergic system; Parkinson's disease; Qualitative and quantitative study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURONS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0030626713     PISSN: 00283894     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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