Decreased plasma levels of fibronectin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 391-394

  Ono, Seiitsu ^a   Imai, T ^b   Shimizu, N ^a   Nakayama, M ^a   Mihori, A ^a   Kaneda, K ^a   Yamano, T ^a   Tsumura, M ^c  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Chiba Higashi Hospital   (Japan)

^c BML   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fibronectin; Plasma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034113202     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.90289a.x     Document Type: Article

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