Neuropathological study of the role of mast cells and histamine-positive neurons in selective vulnerability of the thalamus and inferior colliculus in thiamine-deficient encephalopathy

Neuropathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-35

  Meng, Jin Song ^a   Okeda, Riki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mast cell; Selective vulnerability; SMI 71; Thalamus; Thiamine; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN ANTIBODY; HISTAMINE; PYRITHIAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAST CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PATHOGENESIS; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; PYRITHIAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMUS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037355990     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2003.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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