Degeneration of the cerebellar dentate nucleus and the inferior olivary nuclei in HIV-1-infected brains: A morphometric analysis

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-155

  Abe, Hiroko ^a   Mehraein, Parviz ^a   Weis, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dentate nucleus; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection; Inferior olivary nucleus; Morphometry; Motor dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029889614     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050502     Document Type: Article

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