Apoptosis of neurons in the dentate gyrus in humans suffering from bacterial meningitis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Nau, Roland ^a,b   Soto, Adriana ^a   Brück, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bacteria; Dentate gyrus; Granular cells; In situ tailing; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CELL DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033030429     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199903000-00006     Document Type: Article

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