Preferential recruitment of ataxin-3 independent of expanded polyglutamine: An immunohistochemical study on Marinesco bodies

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 518-520

  Fujigasaki, H ^a   Uchihara, T ^a   Takahashi, J ^b   Matsushita, H ^c   Nakamura, A ^a   Koyano, S ^a,d   Iwabuchi, K ^e   Hirai, S ^f   Mizusawa, H ^g  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KANAGAWA REHABILITATION CENTER   (Japan)

^f TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic encephalopathy; Neuronal intranuclear inclusion; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 3; BINDING PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; POLYGLUTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CELL INCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TATA BOX;

AGED; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0034807238     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.4.518     Document Type: Article

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