Neurotropic Viral Infections Volume 2: Neurotropic Retroviruses, DNA Viruses, Immunity and Transmission /

This second edition is a comprehensive study of the viruses that affect the brain and the central nervous system. Along with a focus on the viruses themselves, it addresses the diseases they cause, current treatments and preventive measures. Also discussed are the unique aspects of how viruses cause...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Reiss, Carol Shoshkes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Έκδοση:2nd ed. 2016.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part 1
  • Retroviruses, DNA Viruses and Prions
  • The pathogenesis of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
  • HIV
  • Molecular biology of JC virus and the human demyelinating disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • The Herpes Simplex Viruses
  • The Pathogenesis of Varicella-Zoster Virus Neurotropism and Infection
  • Virus Induced Demyelination: The Case for Virus(es) in Multiple Sclerosis
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • Part 2
  • Immunity, Diagnosis, Vectors and Beneficial Uses of Neurotropic Viruses
  • Innate Immunity in Viral Encephalitis
  • Neuroendocrine-immune interactions in neurotropic viral infections
  • Clinical Management of Viral Encephalitis
  • Influences of Arthropod Vectors on Encephalitic Arboviruses
  • The Role of Bats as Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Neuroviruses
  • Transmission of neurotropic viruses by transplantation
  • Viral Oncolysis of Glioblastoma
  • Viral Gene Therapy for Central Nervous System Diseases.