HIV infection of the male genital tract - Consequences for sexual transmission and reproduction

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Le Tortorec, A ^a   Dejucq Rainsford, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Epididymis; Germ cells; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus; Male genital tract; Prostate; Reservoir; Semen; Seminal vesicle; Spermatozoa; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CHILD; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPERMATOZOA; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS RELEASE;

EID: 74349122226     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00973.x     Document Type: Review

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