A close association of torsinA and α-synuclein in lewy bodies: A fluorescence resonance energy transfer study

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 339-344

  Sharma, Nutan ^a   Hewett, Jeffrey ^a   Ozelius, Laurie J ^b   Ramesh, Vijaya ^b   McLean, Pamela J ^a   Breakefield, Xandra O ^a   Hyman, Bradley T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; DYT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; SNCA PROTEIN, HUMAN; SYNUCLEIN;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODIES; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNUCLEINS;

EID: 0035404388     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)61700-2     Document Type: Article

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