Distinct pathological features of the Gallyas- and tau-positive glia in the parkinsonism-dementia complex and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of Guam

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 308-316

  Oyanagi, Kiyomitsu ^a,b   Makifuchi, Takao ^c   Ohtoh, Takashi ^d   Chen, Kwang Ming ^e   Gajdusek, D Carleton ^f   Chase, Thomas N ^f  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Saigata National Hospital   (Japan)

^d National Kohriyama Hospital   (Japan)

^e Guam Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrocyte; Guam; Intracytoplasmic inclusion; Oligodendroglia; Parkinsonism dementia complex; Tau

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030773791     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199703000-00010     Document Type: Article

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