Post-translational modifications of α-synuclein contribute to neurodegeneration in the colon of elderly individuals

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 5077-5083

  Xuan, Qi ^a   Zhang, Yu Xian ^b   Liu, Dian Gang ^a   Chan, Piu ^a   Xu, Sheng Li ^a   Cui, Ye Qing ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Moslem Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Colon; Human; Nitration; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; COLON MUCOSA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SUBMUCOSA; YOUNG ADULT; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SUBMUCOUS PLEXUS;

EID: 84966668298     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5166     Document Type: Article

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