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Methamphetamine enhances cell-associated feline immunodeficiency virus replication in astrocytes.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Jun 2002
Gavrilin Mikhail A, Mathes Lawrence E, Podell Michael
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among substance abusers is on the rise worldwide. Psychostimulants, and in particular methamphetamine (METH), have detrimental effects on the immune system as well as causing a progressive neurodegeneration, similar to HIV infection. Many Lentivirinae, including feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), penetrate into the central nervous system early in the course of...
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