Krabbe's disease in two West Highland White terriers

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-301

  Capucchio, Maria Teresa ^a   Prunotto, M ^a   Lotti, D ^a   Valazza, A ^a   Galloni, M ^a   Dore, B ^a   Pregel, P ^a   Amedeo, S ^a   Catalano, D ^a   Cornaglia, E ^a   Schiffer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal disease model; Dog; Electron microscopy; Globoid leukodystrophy; Histochemistry

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; GENOMIC DNA; LECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY; HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LIVER; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STAINING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 52249114450     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp27295     Document Type: Article

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