Multiple system atrophy: A sporadic synucleinopathy

Brain Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-732

  Dickson, Dennis W ^a   Lin, Wen Lang ^b   Liu, Wan Kyun ^b   Yen, Shu Hui ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

CELL INCLUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

EID: 0032887585     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1999.tb00553.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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