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January 21, 2021
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Here, we present a protocol to establish a new rat model of active HIV infection using chimeric HIV (EcoHIV), which is critical for enhancing our understanding of HIV-1 viral reservoirs in the brain and offering a system to study HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and associated comorbidities (i.e., drug abuse).
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Li, H., McLaurin, K. A., Mactutus, C. F., Booze, R. M. A Rat Model of EcoHIV Brain Infection. J. Vis. Exp. (167), e62137, doi:10.3791/62137 (2021).
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