HIV Infection and Immune Defense of the Penis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-229

  Anderson, Deborah ^a,b   Politch, Joseph A ^a   Pudney, Jeffrey ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreskin; HIV; Mucosal immunology; Penis; Sexually transmitted infections; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PENIS GLANS; PENIS SHAFT; PLASMA CELL; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN EPITHELIUM; URETHRA; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FORESKIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; PENIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URETHRA;

EID: 79551619575     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00941.x     Document Type: Review

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