Pathologic evaluation of the human suprachiasmatic nucleus in severe dementia

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-39

  Stopa, Edward G ^a,b,d   Volicer, Ladislav ^b   Kuo Leblanc, Victoria ^a   Harper, David ^b   Lathi, Devayani ^c   Tate, Barbara ^a   Satlin, Andrew ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Circadian rhythms; Human brain; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptides; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTENSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROGLIA; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032920750     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199901000-00004     Document Type: Article

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