Decreased cystatin c immunoreactivity in spinal motor neurons and astrocytes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1200-1206

  Mori, Fumiaki ^a   Tanji, Kunikazu ^a   Miki, Yasuo ^a   Wakabayashi, Koichi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Bunina body; Cystatin C; Immunohistochemistry; Skeinlike inclusion; TDP 43

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASTROCYTES; CYSTATIN C; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 70449367268     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181bdcdce     Document Type: Article

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