Neurofibrillary degeneration and cell loss in the nucleus basalis in comparison to cortical Alzheimer pathology

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-306

  Cullen, K M ^a   Halliday, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Neurofibrillary tangles; Neuropathological staging; Nucleus basalis; Tau

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEWY BODY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BASAL GANGLIA; CELL COUNT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0031657896     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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