Stage-correlated distribution of type 1 and 2 dystrophic neurites in cortical and hippocampal plaques in alzheimer's disease

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Thal, D R ^a,b   Hartig W ^a   Schober, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid precursor protein; Chromogranin A; Dystrophic neurites; Neuritic plaques; Neurofibrillary changes; Staging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURITE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOLOGY; SENILE PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURITES; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; SENILE PLAQUES;

EID: 23744512931     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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