Estrogen protects against the synergistic toxicity by HIV proteins, methamphetamine and cocaine
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to increase at alarming rates in drug abusers, especially in women. Drugs of abuse can cause long-lasting damage to the brain and HIV infection frequently leads to a dementing il...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2001-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/2/3 |