Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , 15 July 2003

Developmental stages of cortical Lewy bodies and their relation to axonal transport blockage in brains of patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

Received 8 August 2002 ,Revised 14 November 2002 ,Accepted 4 February 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00037-6

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , 15 July 2003

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