Long-lasting astrocyte reaction to persistent Junin virus infection of rat cortical neurons

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 847-857

  Caccuri, R L ^a   Iacono, R F ^a   Weissenbacher, M C ^a   Avila, M M ^a   Berria M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astrocyte activation; Chronic neurological disease; Histocytomorphometry; Immunocytochemistry; Junin virus; Neuronal infection

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; JUNIN VIRUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ASTROCYTES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOSIS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUNIN VIRUS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0041528336     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-003-0010-1     Document Type: Article

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