Low initial Tau phosphorylation in human brain biopsy samples

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 475-481

  Song, J ^a   Combs, C K ^a   Pilcher, W H ^a   Song, L Y ^a   Utal, A K ^a   Coleman, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Human brain biopsy; Paired helical filaments; Protein phosphorylation; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PHOSPHORYLATION AND DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0030668496     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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