Molecular genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Molekularbiologische Befunde bei der amyotrophen Lateralsklerose

Nervenarzt

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 785-791

  Bachus, R ^a   Claus, A ^b   Meyer, T ^b   Riepe, M ^b   Ludolph, A C ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cu Zn SOD; Excitatory amino acids; Neurogenetics

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0030693893     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050195     Document Type: Review

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