Occurrence of argyrophilic grains in multiple system atrophy: Histopathological examination of 26 autopsy cases

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 433-437

  Wakabayashi, Koichi ^a   Kawachi, Izumi ^a   Toyoshima, Yasuko ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argyrophilic grain; Ballooned neuron; Glial inclusion; Multiple system atrophy; Tauopathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

AGED; ARGYROPHILIC GRAIN DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

AGED; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PHOSPHORYLATION; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0033027032     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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