Decreased platelet glutamate uptake in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 270-272

  Ferrarese, Carlo ^a   Sala, G ^a   Riva, R ^a   Begni, B ^a   Zoia, C ^a   Tremolizzo, L ^a   Galimberti, G ^a   Millul, A ^a   Bastone, A ^b   Mennini, T ^b   Balzarini, C ^c   Frattola, L ^a   Beghi, E ^a   Micheli, A ^c   Moretto, G ^d   Caponnetto, C ^e   Ceroni, M ^f   Alimonti, D ^f   Siciliano, G ^g   Pastorini, E ^g   Bonomi, M ^b   Carvelli, L ^b   more..

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035936606     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.2.270     Document Type: Article

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