Papillomavirus binding and entry : The heparan sulfate receptor and inhibition by lactoferrin
Papillomaviruses (PVs) infect epithelial cells and are the main causative agent of cervical carcinoma. There are today more than a hundred different PV types and these can be divided into high risk and low risk types. They infect differentiating epithelial cells which make it cumbersome to propagate...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Klinisk mikrobiologi
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-550 |