Stable Tubule only Polypeptides (STOP) Proteins Co-Aggregate with Spheroid Neurofilaments in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1211-1219

  Letournel, F ^a,b   Bocquet, A ^a,b   Dubas, F ^a,b   Barthelaix, A ^a,b   Eyer, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Microtubules; Neurofilaments; Spheroids; Stable tubule only polypeptides (STOP)

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; STABLE TUBULE ONLY POLYPEPTIDE; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEURITE; NEUROFILAMENT; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0344737588     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/62.12.1211     Document Type: Article

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