Detection and localisation of HIV-1 DNA and RNA in fixed adult AIDS brain by polymerase chain reaction/in situ hybridisation technique

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 481-487

  An, S F ^a   Groves, M ^a   Giometto, B ^b   Beckett, A A J ^a   Scaravilli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV encephalitis; HIV 1 DNA and RNA; Polymerase chain reaction in situ (PCR IS)

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GIANT CELL; GLIA CELL; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032853741     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051113     Document Type: Article

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