Large motor neuron involvement in Stiff-man syndrome: A qualitative and quantitative study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-70

  Ishizawa, K ^a,b,c   Komori, T ^a   Okayama, K ^b   Qin, X ^b   Kaneko, K ^b   Sasaki, S ^c   Iwata, M ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

motor neuron; amino butyric acid (GABA); Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD); Quantitative analysis; Stiff man syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FATAL OUTCOME; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 0033063430     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050956     Document Type: Article

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