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Myofibrillar disorganization characterizes myopathy of camptocormia in Parkinson’s disease

✍ Scribed by Arne Wrede; Nils G. Margraf; Hans H. Goebel; Günther Deuschl; Walter J. Schulz-Schaeffer

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
996 KB
Volume
123
Category
Article
ISSN
0001-6322

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