Lipid changes in Niemann-Pick disease type C brain: Personal experience and review of the literature

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-489

  Vanier, Marie T ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebroside; Cholesterol; Ganglioside; Glucosylceramide; Lactosylceramide; Niemann Pick disease; Sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE; CHOLESTEROL; GANGLIOSIDE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; LACTOSYLCERAMIDE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FETUS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ICTERUS;

EID: 0032892536     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022575511354     Document Type: Article

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