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Newest in this topic

  1. Myeloperoxidase-immunoreactive cells are significantly increased in brain areas affected by neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease 2017-05-02
  2. Terminal dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the different regions of the brain in normal aging and Alzheimer patients 1997-04-01

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1997 to 2017

Top journals

  • Cell and tissue research 1
  • Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN 1

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  1. Myeloperoxidase-immunoreactive cells are significantly increased in brain areas affected by neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Cell and tissue research 2017-05-02 Biomarkers

    Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a key enzyme in inflammatory and degenerative processes, although conflicting reports have been presented concerning its expression in the brain.

  2. Terminal dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the different regions of the brain in normal aging and Alzheimer patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN 1997-04-01 Biomarkers

    This study investigated terminal dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells in the frontal, occipital, and hippocampal cortices of seven normal aging and four Alzheimer's patients.

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