Neuropathology of human T lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy

Neuropathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-51

  Izumo, Shuji ^a,b   Umehara, Fujio ^b   Osame, Mitsuhiro ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human T lympotropic virus type I; Human T lympotropic virus type I associated myelopathy; Immunohistochemistry; In situ polymerase chain reaction; Tropical spastic paraparesis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030942868     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1997.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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