Pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus infection and cellular targets

Human Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 381-386

  Gerna, Giuseppe ^a   Baldanti, Fausto ^a   Revello, M Grazia ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; chemokines; endothelial cells; Human cytomegalovirus; leukocytes

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CELL GROWTH; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEUKOCYTE; MONOCYTE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2542502354     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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