Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A glial perspective

Pathological Potential of Neuroglia: Possible New Targets for Medical Intervention

Volumn 9781493909742, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-263

  Valori, Chiara F ^a   Brambilla, Liliana ^b   Rossi, Daniela ^b  

^a GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrocytes; Glia; Microglia; Neurodegeneration; NG2+ cells; Oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells; Transgenic animals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929895172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0974-2_11     Document Type: Chapter

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