Preliminary investigation of effect of granulocyte colony stimulating factor on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 430-431

  Zhang, Yuanjin ^a   Wang, Liping ^a   Fu, Yu ^a   Song, Hongsong ^a   Zhao, Haiyan ^a   Deng, Min ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Fan, Dongsheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ALS functional rating scale; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Compound muscle action potential amplitude; Granulocyte colony stimulating factor

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFECTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450183087     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960802588059     Document Type: Article

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