Clustering and periodicity of neurofibrillary tangles in the upper and lower cortical laminae in Alzheimer's disease

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-31

  Armstrong, Richard A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Clustering; Cortico cortico projections; Neurofibrillary tangles; Pattern analysis by regression; Peak to peak distance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PERIODICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 42449117968     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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