Transmission of HTLV-I to rats via peripheral blood mononuclear cells and serum from a patient with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-like features

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 403-407

  Miller, M ^a   Shohat, Batya ^a   Shaklai, M ^a   Ron, D ^a   Rapaport, L ^b   Gordon, C ^b   Kott, E ^b   Bodemer, W ^c   Hannig, H ^c   Hunsmann, G ^c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; HTLV I; HTLV I associated myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033031990     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199904010-00012     Document Type: Article

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