The skin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-199

  Ono, Seiitsu ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Skin Collagen Glycosaminoglycan Amyloid Beta Protein

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; SKIN;

EID: 0034209211     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820050515188     Document Type: Review

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