Preferential loss of large neocortical neurons during HIV infection: A study of the size distribution of neocortical neurons in the human brain

Brain Research

Volumn 828, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-126

  Fischer, Christian P ^a   Jørgen G Gundersen, Hans ^b   Pakkenberg, Bente ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Neocortex; Neuronal loss; Neuronal size distribution; Optical dissector; Rotator; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEOCORTEX; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0345517094     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01344-X     Document Type: Article

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