Biology of the mononuclear phagocyte system of the central nervous system and HIV infection.

doi:10.1002/jlb.56.3.399

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Biology of the mononuclear phagocyte system of the central nervous system and HIV infection.

Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Sept 1994

Perry V H, Lawson L J, Reid D M

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Infection of the central nervous system by HIV-1 results in widespread neuropathology and neurological symptoms. The cells infected in the brain belong to the mononuclear phagocyte lineage. We review aspects of the biology of the macrophage populations associated with the central nervous system a...

Topics

Central Nervous System
HIV Infections
Humans
Phagocytes
Phenotype

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