Neurons express proteins of the classical complement pathway in Alzheimer disease

Brain Research

Volumn 769, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Terai, K ^a   Walker, D G ^a   McGeer, E G ^a   McGeer, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Immunohistochemistry; Pyramidal neuron; Temporal cortex; Western blot

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SENILE PLAQUE; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; REFERENCE VALUES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030828544     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00849-4     Document Type: Article

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