Three dimensional analysis of abnormal filaments of Pick's disease by scanning electron microscopy

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-330

  Itoh, Y ^a   Inoue, M ^a,b   Amano, N ^b   Yagashita, S ^a  

^a KANAGAWA REHABILITATION CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Paired helical filaments; Pick body; Pick's disease; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PALLADIUM; PLATINUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; PICK PRESENILE DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030745087     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1997.tb01303.x     Document Type: Article

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