Involvement of Onuf's nucleus in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Kihira, Tameko ^a   Yoshida, Sohei ^a   Yoshimasu, Fumio ^a   Wakayama, Ikuro ^b   Yase, Yoshiro ^b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kansai College of Oriental Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

ALS; Morphometry; Nuclear area; Nucleolar area; Onuf's nucleus; Perikaryal area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANAL CANAL; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; URETHRA;

EID: 0031579644     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)05313-0     Document Type: Article

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