Glial cells of the spinal cord and subcortical white matter up-regulate neuronal nitric oxide synthase in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 418-421

  Anneser, J M H ^a   Cookson, M R ^b   Ince, P G ^c   Shaw, P J ^b   Borasio, G D ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrocytes; Glia; Immunohistochemistry; NNOS

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0034793858     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7756     Document Type: Article

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