Neuropil threads occur in dendrites of tangle-bearing nerve cells.
Transparent Golgi preparations counterstained for Alzheimer's neurofibrillary changes rendered possible the demonstration of neuropil threads in defined cellular processes. Only dendrites of tangle-bearing cortical nerve cells were found to contain neuropil threads. Processes of glial cells as well as axons present in the material were devoid of neuropil threads.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000473:pathology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009454:Neurofibrils / Q000473:pathology*; D012834:Silver; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D012834:Silver