Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "axonal transport"

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    • Directional Spread of Alphaherpesviruses in the Nervous System 

      Kramer, Tal; Enquist, Lynn W. (MDPI, 2013)
      Alphaherpesviruses are pathogens that invade the nervous systems of their mammalian hosts. Directional spread of infection in the nervous system is a key component of the viral lifecycle and is critical for the onset of ...

    • HIV Glycoprotein Gp120 Impairs Fast Axonal Transport by Activating Tak1 Signaling Pathways 

      Berth, Sarah H.; Mesnard-Hoaglin, Nichole; Wang, Bin; Kim, Hajwa; Song, Yuyu; Sapar, Maria; Morfini, Gerardo; Brady, Scott T. (SAGE Publications, 2016)
      Sensory neuropathies are the most common neurological complication of HIV. Of these, distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) is directly caused by HIV infection and characterized by length-dependent axonal degeneration of ...