Aetiology of spinal deformities in neurofibromatosis 1: New hypotheses

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 400-404

  Abdel Wanis, M E ^a   Kawahara, N ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MELATONIN; NEUROFIBROMIN; PROTEIN IQGAP; PROTEIN P21; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SPINE MALFORMATION;

EID: 0035029717     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1232     Document Type: Article

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