Terminal dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the different regions of the brain in normal aging and Alzheimer patients

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Li, Wai Ping ^a   Chan, Woody Y ^b   Lai, Helen W L ^b   Yew, David T ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain; Differential regions; Normal aging; TUNEL positive cells

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DNA FRAGMENT; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BIOTIN; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; STAINING AND LABELING; URACIL NUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 0031110054     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736774     Document Type: Article

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