Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 178, Issue 1 , Pages 87-99 , September 2006

Modulation of astrocyte proliferation by HIV-1: Differential effects in productively infected, uninfected, and Nef-expressing cells

  • Melissa A. Cosenza-Nashat

      Affiliations

    • Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, Department of Science, New York, NY 10007, United States
    • ,
  • Qiusheng Si

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology F717, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx NY 10461, United States
    • ,
  • Meng-Liang Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology F717, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx NY 10461, United States
    • ,
  • Sunhee C. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology F717, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx NY 10461, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 718 430 2666; fax: +1 718 430 8867.

Received 23 March 2005 ,Revised 11 April 2006 ,Accepted 16 May 2006.

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Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 178, Issue 1 , Pages 87-99 , September 2006

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