Confocal microscopy as a tool to examine DNA fragmentation, chromatin condensation and other apoptotic changes in Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Tatton, N A ^a,b   Rideout, H J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromatin condensation; Confocal microscopy; DNA fragmentation; End labeling; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032868244     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(99)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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