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Does drug abuse alter microglial phenotype and cell turnover in the context of advancing HIV infection?
Neuropathology and applied neurobiology - 1 Jun 2005
Anthony I C, Ramage S N, Carnie F W, Simmonds P, Bell J E
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to test the effects of drug abuse, in particular opiate abuse, on the phenotype and turnover of microglial cells within the brain in the context of advancing HIV infection. Basal ganglia and hippocampus sections were studied in 51 cases divided into six groups: HIV-negative normal controls, HIV-negative drug abusers, AIDS nondrug abusers, AIDS drug abusers, HIV encephalitis (HIVE)...
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