Ultrastructure of the retina in adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Goebel, H H ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kufs' disease; Lipopigments; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, adult; Retina; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031773434     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046477     Document Type: Article

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