Interleukin-7 and immunorestoration in HIV: Beyond the thymus

Journal of Hematotherapy and Stem Cell Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 803-807

  Fry, Terry J ^a   Mackall, Crystal L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 7;

HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0036800897     PISSN: 15258165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152581602760404603     Document Type: Review

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