Glutamate levels in cerebrospinal fluid in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A reappraisal using a new HPLC method with coulometric detection in a large cohort of patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-78

  Spreux Varoquaux, Odile ^a   Bensimon, Gilbert ^b   Lacomblez, Lucette ^b   Salachas, François ^b   Pradat, Pierre François ^b   Le Forestier, Nadine ^b   Marouan, Abdellatif ^a   Dib, Michel ^c   Meininger, Vincent ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Glutamate

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULOMETRY; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COHORT STUDIES; COLORIMETRY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURONS; PARESIS; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037081113     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(01)00661-X     Document Type: Article

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