Quantification of HIV DNA in the brain by PCR: Differences between fresh frozen and formalin fixed tissue

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-427

  Davison, F ^a   An, S F ^a   Scaravilli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formalin fixed tissue; Frozen tissue; HIV; PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029973384     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.5.425     Document Type: Article

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