Abstract
The role of immunohistochemistry in the day-to-day diagnostic work of a peripheral nerve laboratory is not yet clearly established, although for conditions such as amyloid neuropathy, immunohistochemistry appears to be a useful adjunct to conventional techniques. Immunohistochemistry has provided new information about some neuropathies in which immune dysfunction is believed to play a central role. Immunohistochemical data about normal human nerve are scarce; a better appreciation of the normal cellular constituents of nerve, particularly the endoneurium, is needed. In the future, the techniques may be a means to understand better the pathogenesis of other types of neuropathy, such as inherited or toxic neuropathies, or to examine fundamental pathologic events such as axonal degeneration.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 601-612 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Neurologic clinics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology