Prior mucosal exposure to heterologous cells alters the pathogenesis of cell-associated mucosal feline immunodeficiency virus challenge

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several lines of research suggest that exposure to cellular material can alter the susceptibility to infection by HIV-1. Because sexual contact often includes exposure to cellular material, we hypothesized that repeated mucosal expos...

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Main Authors: Leavell Sarah, Kumar Surender B, Porter Kyle, Assogba Barnabe D, Burkhard Mary J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/49