Single-cell analysis of mtDNA in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Towards the characterization of individual neurons in neurodegenerative disorders

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 415-418

  Mawrin, Christian ^a   Kirches, Elmar ^a   Dietzmann, Knut ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALS; Microdissection; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; LASER MICRODISSECTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0043065507     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00439     Document Type: Article

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