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. 2009 Jun;117(6):719-21.
doi: 10.1007/s00401-009-0534-z. Epub 2009 Apr 10.

Purkinje cell axonal torpedoes are unrelated to advanced aging and likely reflect cerebellar injury

Elan D Louis, Phyllis L Faust, Jean-Paul G Vonsattel, Cordelia Erickson-Davis

Purkinje cell axonal torpedoes are unrelated to advanced aging and likely reflect cerebellar injury

Elan D Louis et al. Acta Neuropathol. 2009 Jun.
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Figure 1
Control cerebellar tissue showing a torpedo (arrow). LH&E 400x magnification.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Number of torpedoes (Y axis) by age at death quartile (X axis).
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