Distribution of α-synuclein in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia in an autopsy cohort of elderly persons

Hiroyuki Sumikura, Masaki Takao, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Shinji Ito, Yuta Nakano, A Uchino, Akane Nogami, Yuko Saito, Hideki Mochizuki, Shigeo Murayama

Acta Neuropathologica Communications · 2015 · 73 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

LBAS in the spinal cord was associated with the lower regions of the brainstem, but not with the olfactory bulb or amygdala. LBAS may spread centrifugally along the primary sensory neurons, whereas it may spread centripetally along the preganglionic sympathetic nerves.

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