The role of the TAT gene in the pathogenesis of HIV infection

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 352-361

  Amarapal, Pornsawan ^a,d   Tantivanich, Surang ^a   Balachandra, Kruavon ^b   Matsuo, Kazuhiro ^c   Pitisutithum, Punnee ^a   Chongsa nguan, Manus ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THAILAND; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 20444443919     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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