Morphometric changes in the cortical microvascular network in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 811-818

  Richard, Edo ^a   Van Gool, Willem A ^a   Hoozemans, Jeroen J M ^b   An Haastert, Elise S V ^b   Eikelenboom, Piet ^a   Rozemuller, Annemieke J M ^b   Van De Berg, Wilma D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amyloid ; capillary length density; space balls; stereology; string vessels

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 78650642031     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-100849     Document Type: Article

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