High-definition characterization of cerebral β-amyloid angiopathy in Alzheimer's disease

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1601-1608

  Soontornniyomkij, Virawudh ^a,b   Choi, Cecilia ^a   Pomakian, Justine ^a   Vinters, Harry V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Immunogold silver staining; LR White resin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (1-42); PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CAPILLARY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STAINING; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES;

EID: 77957966944     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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