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Terme préférentiel

Lewy Bodies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Intracytoplasmic, eosinophilic, round to elongated inclusions found in vacuoles of injured or fragmented neurons. The presence of Lewy bodies is the histological marker of the degenerative changes in LEWY BODY DISEASE and PARKINSON DISEASE but they may be seen in other neurological conditions. They are typically found in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but they are also seen in the basal forebrain, hypothalamic nuclei, and neocortex.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Lewy Body

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WBSJ0D5L-G

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 25/01/1991, dernière modification le 27/05/2020