Immunohistochemical localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the spinal cords of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and non-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 822-830

  Kawamoto, Yasuhiro ^a   Nakamura, Shinichi ^a   Akiguchi, Ichiro ^a   Kimura, Jun ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Human spinal cord; Immunohistochemistry; Motor neuron

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROPIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0031656801     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199809000-00003     Document Type: Article

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