Isolation and characterization of intestinal epithelial cells from normal and SIV-infected rhesus macaques.

Impairment of intestinal epithelial barriers contributes to the progression of HIV/SIV infection and leads to generalized HIV-induced immune-cell activation during chronic infection. Rhesus macaques are the major animal model for studying HIV pathogenesis. However, detailed characterization of isola...

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Main Authors: Diganta Pan, Arpita Das, David Liu, Ronald S Veazey, Bapi Pahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266894?pdf=render