Mucosal immunology and models of mucosal HIV infection

The mucosa associated lymphoid tissue regulates and coordinates immune responses against mucosal pathogens. Mucosal tissues are the major targets exposed to HIV during transmission. In this paper we describe in vitro models of HIV mucosal infection using human explants to investigate target cells wi...

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Main Authors: GE Griffin, LRR Castello-Branco, MB Ortigão-de-Sampaio, R Shattock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1996-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000300022