Analysis of HIV-1 clade B Nef specific CD8+ T cell responses in Chinese population

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 549-552

  Zhuang, Yan ^a   Zhai, Song ^b   Wang, Shao Yang ^b   Li, Xin Hong ^b   Kang, Wen Zhen ^b   Yu, Xu ^b   Altfeld, Marcus ^b   Walker, Bruce ^b   Sun, Yong Tao ^b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Human immunodeficiency virus; Nef

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; NEF PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 33749147434     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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