C-reactive protein-like immunoreactivity in the neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease

Brain Research

Volumn 749, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 152-156

  Duong, Taihung ^a   Nikolaeva, Maria ^a   Acton, Paul J ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase; Amyloid P component; Inflammation; Pentraxin; PHF 1

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES;

EID: 0031017154     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01359-5     Document Type: Article

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