Reduced ratio of afferent to total vascular density in mesial temporal sclerosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1147-1154

  Mott, Ryan T ^a   Thore, Clara R ^a   Moody, Dixon M ^a   Glazier, Steven S ^b   Ellis, Thomas L ^a   Brown, William R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent vessels; Alkaline phosphatase; Collagen type IV; Mesial temporal sclerosis; Stereology; String vessels; Temporal lobe epilepsy.

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; PYROXYLIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; GROUPS BY AGE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CA2 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CA3 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CELL DEATH; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; SCLEROSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 70349753267     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181b9d75f     Document Type: Article

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