Frontotemporal lobar degeneration and ubiquitin immunohistochemistry

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-373

  Josephs, K A ^a,b   Holton, J L ^b   Rossor, M N ^b   Godbolt, A K ^b   Ozawa, T ^b   Strand, K ^b   Khan, N ^c   Al Sarraj, S ^c   Revesz, T ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal neurites; Frontotemporal dementia; Frontotemporal lobar degeneration; Neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; TAU PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURITE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PICK DISEASE OF THE BRAIN; TEMPORAL LOBE; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 4344642855     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2003.00545.x     Document Type: Review

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