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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Main Authors: Gladys Chompre, Emmanuel Cruz, Lucianette Maldonado, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, James T. Porter, Richard J. Noel, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999611200294X

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