A comparative proteomic analysis of the soluble immune factor environment of rectal and oral mucosa.

Sexual transmission of HIV occurs across a mucosal surface, which contains many soluble immune factors important for HIV immunity. Although the composition of mucosal fluids in the vaginal and oral compartments has been studied extensively, the knowledge of the expression of these factors in the rec...

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Main Authors: Laura M Romas, Klara Hasselrot, Lindsay G Aboud, Kenzie D Birse, T Blake Ball, Kristina Broliden, Adam D Burgener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4076261?pdf=render