The pathology of the posterior root ganglia in AIDS and its relationship to the pallor of the gracile tract

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 163-170

  Scaravilli, F ^a   Sinclair, E ^a   Arango, J C ^a   Manji, H ^b   Lucas, S ^b   Harrison, M J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Gracile tract pallor; HIV; Posterior root ganglia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; GRACILE NUCLEUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELITIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY GANGLION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL GANGLION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMAN; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0026654414     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: 14320533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00311390     Document Type: Article

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