Microglial activation in early stages of amyloid β protein deposition

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 316-322

  Sasaki, Atsushi ^a   Yamaguchi, Haruyasu ^b   Ogawa, Akira ^c   Sugihara, Shiro ^c   Nakazato, Yoichi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

amyloid protein; Alzheimer's disease; Diffuse plaques; Microglia; Senile plaques

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; MIDDLE AGED; SENILE PLAQUES;

EID: 0030763324     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050713     Document Type: Article

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