Effect of low-dose gamma radiation on HIV replication in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 238-241

  Xu, Y ^a   Conway, B ^a,d   Montaner, J S G ^a,b   O'Shaughnessy, M V ^a,b   Greenstock, C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Canadian HIV Trials Network   (Canada)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030220427     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02451.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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