What happens when mutant neuroserpins get into bad shape

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9204, 2000, Pages 590-591

  Miller, R J ^a   Roos, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL INCLUSION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; GLIA; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION;

EID: 0034685176     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00457-2     Document Type: Note

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