Sympathetic neurite outgrowth is greater on plaque-poor vs. plaque-rich regions of Alzheimer's disease cryostat sections

Brain Research

Volumn 787, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-58

  Tolar, Martin ^a   Scott, Samuel A ^b   Crutcher, Keith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cryostat tissue section; Neurite outgrowth; Senile plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHICK EMBRYO; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; NEURITES; SENILE PLAQUES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THIAZOLES;

EID: 18344400569     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01455-8     Document Type: Article

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