Neurofilament heavy subunit in cerebrospinal fluid: A biomarker of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-147

  Mendonça, Deise M F ^a   Martins, Sheila C S ^b   Higashi, Rafael ^c   Muscara, Marcelo N ^d   Neto, Vivaldo Moura ^b   Chimelli, Leila ^b   Martinez, Ana Maria B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; cerebrospinal fluid; protein aggregation and neurofilament; proteinopathy

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEASOME; UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SPINAL CORD; TYROSINE;

EID: 79951767255     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2010.542002     Document Type: Article

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