Apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons of the human substantia nigra during normal aging

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 603-610

  Anglade, P ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Apoptosis; Dopaminergic neurons; Substantia nigra; Ultrastructural analysis

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MELANIN;

AGED; AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; APOPTOSIS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURONS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0030738721     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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