Etiology of microglial nodules in brains of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-50

  Nebuloni, Manuela ^a   Pellegrinelli, Alessandro ^a   Ferri, Angelita ^a   Tosoni, Antonella ^a   Bonetto, Sara ^a   Zerbi, Pietro ^a   Boldorini, Renzo ^b   Vago, Luca ^a   Costanzi, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; HIV; Immunohistochemistry; Microglial nodules

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROGLIA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034068784     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550280009006381     Document Type: Article

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