Different content of chitin-like polysaccharides in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease brains

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-73

  Sotgiu, Stefano ^a   Musumeci, Salvatore ^a,b   Marconi, Silvia ^c   Gini, Beatrice ^c   Bonetti, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chitin; Chitotriosidase; Glucosamine; Immunohistochemistry; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; GLUCOSAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALCOFLUOR STAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHITIN; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 44649167573     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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