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Interleukin-7 Facilitates HIV-1 Transmission to Cervico-Vaginal Tissue ex vivo

The majority of HIV-1 infections in women occur through vaginal intercourse, in which virus-containing semen is deposited on the cervico-vaginal mucosa. Semen is more than a mere carrier of HIV-1, since it contains many biological factors, in particular cytokines, that may affect HIV-1 transmission....

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Autores principales: Introini, Andrea, Vanpouille, Christophe, Lisco, Andrea, Grivel, Jean-Charles, Margolis, Leonid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3567179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23408885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003148