Thymic involvement in recovery of immunity among HIV-infected adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-158

  de la Rosa, Rafael ^a   Leal, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

HAART; HIV; Recovery of immunity; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 7; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG POTENCY; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0042529092     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg311     Document Type: Article

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