THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC HIV-1 INFECTION ON CIRCULATING B CELLS AND PERIPHERAL T FOLLICULAR HELPER CELLS
This thesis advances our understanding of circulating B and pTFH cells in untreated chronic HIV+ infection. My studies determined the frequency, phenotype, and functional response to antigen stimulation of pTFH and B cells in chronically infected HIV+ individuals. I found that while B cells were act...
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VANDERBILT
2016
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-11082016-091206/ |