Cellular consequences of transthyretin deposition

Amyloid

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 13-16

  Saraiva, Maria J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Familial amyloid polyneuropathy; Peripheral nerve; Peripheral neuropathy; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CELL DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0242559069     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2003.12088562     Document Type: Conference Paper

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