Inflammation and degeneration in multiple sclerosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2003, Pages

  Bruck W ^a   Stadelmann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axons; Cortex; Demyelination; Inflammation; Multiple sclerosis; Neurons

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION;

EID: 17644444933     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0170-7     Document Type: Article

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