NACP/α-synuclein-positive filamentous inclusions in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes of Parkinson's disease brains

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-20

  Wakabayashi, Koichi ^a   Hayashi, Shintaro ^a   Yoshimoto, Makoto ^b   Kudo, Hiromi ^b   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glial inclusion; Oligodendrocyte; Parkinson's disease; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL LOSS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; MESENCEPHALON; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0033973421     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007400     Document Type: Article

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