Microglia and the Development of Spongiform Change in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Microglia and the Development of Spongiform Change in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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Hagerstown, MD: American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc
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Hagerstown, MD: American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc
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Recent in vitro experiments suggest that neurotoxicity of the prion protein is dependent on the presence of microglia. We have studied 11 cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) using immunocytochemistry in combination with computerized image analysis to clarify the relationship between spongiform change and microglial activation. MHC class II-pos...
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Microglia and the Development of Spongiform Change in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16453649
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16453649
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0022-3069
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1554-6578
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10.1097/00005072-199803000-00006
