Synaptic alterations in the vestibulocerebellar system in Alzheimer's disease - A Golgi and electron microscope study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-250

  Baloyannis, Stavros J ^a   Manolidis, Spyros L ^a   Manolidis, Leonidas S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Synapses; Vestibulocerebellar system

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GOLGI APPARATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0034157614     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000164800750001026     Document Type: Article

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