Medullary microvessel degeneration in multiple system atrophy

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 615-622

  Miller, V M ^a   Kalaria, R N ^b   Hall, R ^b   Oakley, A E ^a   Kenny, R A ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autonomic nuclei; Autonomic pathology; Medulla; Microvessels; Multiple system atrophy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE CELL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

ACTINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOLES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAPILLARIES; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 1; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; RAPHE NUCLEI; RETICULAR FORMATION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 34248550474     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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