Human immunodeficiency virus infection of dorsal root ganglion neurons detected by polymerase chain reaction in situ hybridization

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-372

  Brannagan III, Thomas H ^a,c   Nuovo, Gerard J ^a   Hays, Arthur P ^a,b   Latov, Norman ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b MGN Medical Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SATELLITE CELL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPINAL GANGLION;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SPINAL DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030866334     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410420315     Document Type: Article

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