Pathological changes of human unmyelinated nerve fibers: A review

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 313-324

  Kanda, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen pocket; Empty subunit; Schwann cell; Sural nerve; Unmyelinated nerve fiber

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FABRY DISEASE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SURAL NERVE;

AGING; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN;

EID: 0033962215     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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