Melanin and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-133

  Manning, John T ^a,c   Bundred, Peter E ^a   Henzi, P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV susceptibility; Melanin; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PENETRATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037685256     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00070-5     Document Type: Article

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