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Neurofilament phosphoforms: Surrogate markers for axonal injury, degeneration and loss
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This review on the role of neurofilaments as surrogate markers for axonal degeneration in neurological diseases provides a brief background to protein synthesis, assembly, function and degeneration. Methodological techniques for quantification are described and a protein nomenclature is proposed. The relevance for recognising anti-neurofilament autoantibodies is noted. Pathological implications are discussed in view of immunocytochemical, cell-culture and genetic findings. With reference to the present symposium on multiple sclerosis, the current literature on body fluid levels of neurofilaments in demyelinating disease is summarised.
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- Authors
- Petzold, A.
- Affiliations
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Petzold, Axel
- ORCID
- Petzold, Axel
- Venue
- Journal of the Neurological Sciences
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2005-06
- Volume
- 233
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- 1-2
- Pages
- 183-198
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- 0022-510X (ISSN-L)
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- en
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Keywords
- neurofilaments, axonal injury, axonal degeneration, surrogate markers, neurofilament assembly, multiple sclerosis, demyelinating disease, neurodegeneration
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Axons, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Glycosylation, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Models, Biological, Nerve Degeneration, Phosphorylation, Blotting, Western, Biomarkers, Neurofilament Proteins, Protein Isoforms
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