Expression pattern and localization of alpha-synuclein in the human enteric nervous system

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-480

  Böttner, Martina ^a   Zorenkov, Dimitri ^b   Hellwig, Ines ^a   Barrenschee, Martina ^a   Harde, Jonas ^a   Fricke, Tobias ^a   Deuschl, Günther ^b   Egberts, Jan Hendrik ^b   Becker, Thomas ^b   Fritscher Ravens, Annette ^b   Arlt, Alexander ^b   Wedel, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

synuclein; Enteric nervous system; Human colon; Neuropathies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865055362     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: 1095953X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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