Presence and cellular distribution of HIV in the testes of seropositive subjects: An evaluation by in situ PCR hybridization

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-163

  Muciaccia, Barbara ^a   Uccini, Stefania ^a   Filippini, Antonio ^a   Ziparo, Elio ^a   Paraire, François ^b   Baroni, Carlo D ^a   Stefanini, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; Germ cell; Stem cell infection; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031937145     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.2.151     Document Type: Article

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