Ultrastructural heterogeneity in cerebral amyloid of Alzheimer's disease

• Published in: Acta neuropathologica Vol. 76; no. 6; p. 613
• Main Authors: Powers, J M, Skeen, J T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.01.1988
• Subjects: Aged; Alzheimer Disease - pathology; Amyloid - ultrastructure; Biopsy; Cerebral Cortex - pathology; Extracellular Matrix - pathology; Female; Hippocampus - pathology; Humans; Male; Microscopy, Electron; Middle Aged

Cerebral amyloid deposits from five patients with presenile or senile cerebral disease of the Alzheimer type were stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate or with periodic acid-thiocarbohydrazide-silver proteinate, and examined with traditional high-resolution electron microscopy and with a goni...