Localization of transglutaminase in hippocampal neurons: Implications for Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1421-1427

  Appelt, Denah M ^a   Kopen, Gene C ^a   Boyne, Lesley J ^a   Balin, Brian J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Hippocampus; Neurodegeneration; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 3242861077     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.12.8985134     Document Type: Article

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