Endothelin in Schwann cells of middle cerebral artery in a case of multiple system atrophy with autonomic failure

Biomedical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-159

  Loesch, Andrzej ^a,c   Kilford, Linda ^b   Kingsbury, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Middle cerebral artery; Multiple system atrophy; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERIVASCULAR NERVE; SCHWANN CELL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 4644275421     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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