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Immature CD4(+)CD8(+) Thymocytes Are Preferentially Infected by Measles Virus in Human Thymic Organ Cultures

Cells of the human immune system are important target cells for measles virus (MeV) infection and infection of these cells may contribute to the immunologic abnormalities and immune suppression that characterize measles. The thymus is the site for production of naïve T lymphocytes and is infected du...

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Autores principales: Okamoto, Yukari, Vricella, Luca A., Moss, William J., Griffin, Diane E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3454364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045999