Extensive involvement of autophagy in Alzheimer disease: An immuno-electron microscopy study

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-122

  Nixon, Ralph A ^a,b   Wegiel, Jerzy ^b,c   Kumar, Asok ^a,b   Yu, Wai Haung ^a,b   Peterhoff, Corrinne ^a   Cataldo, Anne ^a,d   Cuervo, Ana Maria ^e  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Apoptosis; Lysosomes; Necrosis; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CELL MARKER; HYDROLASE; LYSOSOME ENZYME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGOLYSOSOME; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; LIVER; LYSOSOME; MALE; MULTILAMELLAR BODY; MULTIVESICULAR BODY; NEOCORTEX; NEURITE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPROTECTION; PERIKARYON; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 14844303381     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/64.2.113     Document Type: Article

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