Amyloid β protein deposition and neuron loss in osteopetrotic (op/op) mice

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-108

  Kaku, Masato ^a   Tsutsui, Keisuke ^a   Motokawa, Masahide ^a   Kawata, Toshitsugu ^a   Fujita, Tadashi ^a   Kohno, Shinya ^a   Tohma, Yuiko ^a   Ohtani, Junji ^a   Tenjoh, Kaoru ^a   Tanne, Kazuo ^a,b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; M CSF; Microglia; Senile plaque

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALBERS SCHOENBERG DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 10744226849     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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