Neuronal degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is mediated by a possible mechanism different from classical apoptosis

Neuropathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-308

  Kihira, Tameko ^a   Yoshida, Sohei ^a   Hironishi, Masaya ^a   Wakayama, Ikuro ^b   Yase, Yoshiro ^b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kansai College of Oriental Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Nuclear and nucleolar shrinkage; TUNEL method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 0031690856     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1998.tb00119.x     Document Type: Article

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