Pathology of Crow-Fukase syndrome

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 603-610

  Kanda, Takashi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axonal degeneration; Blood nerve barrier; Crow Fukase syndrome; Demyelination; Endothelial cell; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD NERVE BARRIER; CELL HYPERPLASIA; DEMYELINATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE ROOT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POEMS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AXONS; BLOOD-NERVE BARRIER; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; EDEMA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POEMS SYNDROME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 46049107332     PISSN: 18816096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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