Expression of Nogo-A in human muscle fibers is not specific for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [2]

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 676-677

  Askanas, Valerie ^a   Wojcik, Slawomir ^a,b   Engel, W King ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN NOGO A;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MYOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYELIN PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37849038274     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21245     Document Type: Letter

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