Dermal sheet preparations in the evaluation of dermal innervation in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 296-301

  Novak, Peter ^a   Marya, Neil B ^a   Whren, Kara ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DERMIS; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PARKINSON DISEASE; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; STAIN; STAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DERMIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 59149094195     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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