Extensive degeneration of catecholaminergic neurons to scrapie agent 87V in the brains of IM mice

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 121-132

  Yun, Seong Wook ^c   Choi, Eun Kyoung ^c   Ju, Won Kyu ^c   Ahn, Myung Soo ^a   Carp, Richard I ^b   Wisniewski, Henryk M ^b   Kim, Yong Sun ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Locus ceruleus; Scrapie; Substantia nigra; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE AGENT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRICETINAE; OVIS ARIES; SCRAPIE PRION;

EID: 0032409890     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815074     Document Type: Article

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