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HIV and Dementia : Proceedings of the NIMH-Sponsored Conference "Pathogenesis of HIV Infection of the Brain: Impact on Function and Behavior" /

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The principal objective of the book is to inform scientists and educated lay audience of now well-documented involvement of the nervous system in AIDS and the tremendous opportunities for basic neuroscience research in this evolving area. Recent evidence indicates that HIV infection results in the p...

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Main Author: Oldstone, Michael B. A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Vitković, Ljubiša
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1995.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 202.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Immunology.
Neurosciences.
Cytology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The principal objective of the book is to inform scientists and educated lay audience of now well-documented involvement of the nervous system in AIDS and the tremendous opportunities for basic neuroscience research in this evolving area. Recent evidence indicates that HIV infection results in the perturbation of the blood-brain barrier potentially facilitating the entry of HIV into the brain parenchyma and directly causing neuronal dysfunction and ultimate death. In addition, recently established models of AIDS in monkeys, cats, and mice faithfully recapitulate aspects of neuropathophysiology of HIV infection in humans thereby providing new opportunities for research in NeuroAIDS.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages 40 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642796579 (electronic bk.)
3642796575 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0070-217X ;