Increase of white matter string vessels in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-383

  Challa, Venkat R ^a   Thore, Clara R ^a   Moody, Dixon M ^a   Anstrom, John A ^a   Brown, William R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Arterioles; Brain; Capillaries; Celloidin; Collagen; String vessels; Vessels

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; PYROXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 4644327998     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2004-6404     Document Type: Article

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