The vascular factor in Alzheimer's disease: A study in Golgi technique and electron microscopy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 117-121

  Baloyannis, Stavros J ^a   Baloyannis, Ioannis S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Electron microscopy; Golgi technique; Vascular factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GOLGI STAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROGLIA; MICROVASCULATURE; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 84867581572     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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