Astrocytic expression of HIV-1 Nef impairs spatial and recognition memory
Despite the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy that effectively limits viral replication, memory impairment remains a dilemma for HIV infected people. In the CNS, HIV infection of astrocytes leads to the production of the HIV-1 Nef protein without viral replication. Post mortem studies have fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999611200294X |