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Microglial activation and neuronal apoptosis in Bornavirus infected neonatal Lewis rats.
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Apr 2000
Weissenböck H, Hornig M, Hickey W F, Lipkin W I
Abstract excerpt
Lewis rats neonatally infected with Borna disease virus have a behavioral syndrome characterized by hyperactivity, movement disorders, and abnormal social interactions. Virus is widely distributed in brain; however, neuropathology is focused in dentate gyrus, cerebellum, and neocortex where granule cells, Purkinje cells and pyramidal cells are lost through apoptosis. Although a transient immune response is...
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