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Fine structural changes in the mutant hamster with hind leg paralysis

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Various parts of the central and peripheral nervous system of the mutant hamster with hind leg paralysis were studied in the electron microscope. A number of alterations involving the myelin sheath, the axon and certain neuronal perikarya were observed. Anterior horn cells were apparently well preserved. This condition represents an inherited form of peripheral neuropathy.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Asao Hirano

  2. Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Asao Hirano

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Hirano, A. Fine structural changes in the mutant hamster with hind leg paralysis. Acta Neuropathol 39, 225–230 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691701

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