Immunohistochemical study on the aggregation of ubiquitin in the central nervous system of the transgenic mice expressing a human Cu/Zn SOD mutation

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-400

  Chung, Yoon Hee ^a,b   Joo, Kyeung Min ^a   Lee, Yun Jung ^a   Kim, Myeung Ju ^a   Cha, Choong Ik ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Central nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; SOD1G93A transgenic mice; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUITIN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MESENCEPHALON; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; GOLGI APPARATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; SPINAL CORD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 0038015538     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101201553     Document Type: Article

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