A case of giant axonal neuropathy showing focal aggregation and hypophosphorylation of intermediate filaments

Brain and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 594-597

  Mohri, Ikuko ^a   Taniike, Masako ^a   Yoshikawa, Hiroo ^a   Higashiyama, Mari ^a   Itami, Satoshi ^a   Okada, Shintaro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Desmin; Giant axonal neuropathy; Intermediate filament; Neurofilament; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; GIANT AXON; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SARCOLEMMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHWANN CELL; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

AXONS; CELL AGGREGATION; CHILD; DESMIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SKIN; SURAL NERVE; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031767506     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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