Immunohistochemical analysis in a case of idiopathic Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 286-292

  Kawashima, T ^a   Adachi, T ^a   Tokunaga, Y ^b   Furuta, A ^a   Suzuki, S O ^a   Doh Ura, K ^a   Iwaki, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Metallothionein; Mossy fiber; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SEIZURE;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032750633     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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