Article
Impaired reinnervation in HIV infection following experimental denervation.
Neurology - 17 Apr 2007
Hahn K, Triolo A, Hauer P, McArthur J C, Polydefkis M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether abnormalities in peripheral nerve regeneration are present in HIV-infected individuals. DESIGN: We studied human epidermal nerve fiber reinnervation by collateral and regenerative sprouting using validated cutaneous nerve injury models in healthy control subjects and those infected with HIV. Characteristics associated with the degree of reinnervation were identified. METHODS:...
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