All neuropathies great and small

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2968-2971

  Penny, Ellen B ^a   McCabe, Brian D ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; SPASTIN; VINBLASTINE;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPG4 GENE; SPINE; TRANSGENE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 27644519249     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI27003     Document Type: Review

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