African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5228

Full Length Research Paper

Does borna disease virus (BDV) have a role in the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia?

Karakose A. R.1, Yuksel P.1, Turan N.2, Ziver T.1, SaribaÅŸ S.1, Nihat Alpay3, Balcioglu I.4, Aslan M.1, Helps C. R.5, Yilmaz H.2 and Kocazeybek B.1*
  1Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Basic Science Building, Floor 2, Fatih, Ä°stanbul, Turkey. 2Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Istanbul, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey. 3T. C. Health Ministry, Bakirkoy Mental Health (Ruh ve Sinir) Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 4Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 5Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, United Kingdom.
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  •  Accepted: 28 March 2011
  •  Published: 04 May 2011