A possible haemodynamic mechanism for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-346

  Arhart, Roger W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JUGULAR VEIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; SPINAL CORD; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 77955577646     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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