Microglia and prion disease: A review

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 883-892

  Brown, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microglia; Pathology; Prions

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; GERSTMANN STRAUSSLER SCHEINKER SYNDROME; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CEREBELLUM; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; MICROGLIA; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPC PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030871686     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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