The role of semen in sexual transmission of HIV: Beyond a carrier for virus particles

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 12-13, 2011, Pages 977-982

  Sabatté, Juan ^a   Lenicov, Federico Remes ^a   Cabrini, Mercedes ^a   Rodrigues, Christian Rodriguez ^a   Ostrowski, Matías ^a   Ceballos, Ana ^a   Amigorena, Sebastián ^b   Geffner, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; HIV 1; Inflammation; Semen; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CD209 ANTIGEN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SHORT SURVEY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; VAGINA SECRETION; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; VAGINA; VIRION; VIRUS ATTACHMENT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 80053385225     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.06.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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