Endothelin in the middle cerebral artery: A case of multiple system atrophy

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 469-477

  Mickey, Isla ^a   Kilford, Linda ^b   Kingsbury, Ann ^b   Loesch, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CASE REPORT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTIMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AUTOPSY; ENDOTHELIN-1; EPOXY RESINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0043021904     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024758504647     Document Type: Article

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