Reduced nerve growth factor in Rett syndrome postmortem brain tissue

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 889-895

  Lipani, John D ^a   Bhattacharjee, Meena B ^a   Corey, David M ^a   Lee, Deborah A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrogliosis; GFAP; NGF; Rett Syndrome; trkA

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033782858     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/59.10.889     Document Type: Article

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