Anti-gp160 IgG and IgA Antibodies Associated with a Large Increase in Total IgG in Cervicovaginal Secretions from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Women

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1189-1192

  Pillot, Jacques ^a   Lu, Xu Sheng ^a   Bélec, Laurent ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 160; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SECRETION;

AFRICA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP160; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VAGINA;

EID: 0027502235     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.5.1189     Document Type: Article

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