Low-dose interferon-α treatment for feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 245-254

  Pedretti, E ^a   Passeri, B ^b   Amadori, M ^a   Isola, P ^c   Pede, P Di ^b   Telera, A ^b   Vescovini, R ^b   Quintavalla, F ^b   Pistello, M ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cats; Feline AIDS; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIREMIA;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 29944437982     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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