Alpha-synuclein immunoreactivity in minor salivary gland biopsies of Parkinson's disease patients

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 188-190

  Cersósimo, Maria Graciela ^a   Perandones, Claudia ^a   Micheli, Federico Eduardo ^a   Raina, Gabriela Beatriz ^a   Beron, Ana Maria ^a   Nasswetter, Gustavo ^a   Radrizzani, Martin ^b   Benarroch, Eduardo Elias ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^c MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MALE; MINOR SALIVA GLAND; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 79951477375     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23344     Document Type: Letter

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