Aging changes in the human brain: A histochemical and immunohistochemical study

Neuropathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-15

  Mohanty, Sambit K ^a,b   Radotra, Bishan D ^a   Banerjee, Ashru K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b CDA   (India)

Author keywords

amyloid; Aging brain; Alzheimer's disease; Neurofibrillary tangles; Senile plaques; Tau

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER METHANAMINE; TAU PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; SENILE PLAQUES;

EID: 1642324077     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2003.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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