The Intracellular Location and Function of Proteins of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses

Brain Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-85

  Ezaki, Junji ^a   Kominami, Eiki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; CELL PROTEIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; MANNOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PALMITOYL PROTEIN THIOESTERASE; PROTEIN CLC 3; PROTEIN CLN1P; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME DEFECT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 1042288280     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2004.tb00501.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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