Analysis of myelinated fibers in human skin biopsies of patients with neuropathies

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1879-1887

  Doppler, Kathrin ^a   Werner, Christian ^a   Henneges, Carsten ^b   Sommer, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy; Myelinated fibers; Polyneuropathy; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL NEUROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; MYELINATION; NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANVIER NODE; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RANVIER'S NODES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867336072     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6432-7     Document Type: Article

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