IL-21 level in Chinese HIV infected individuals and its dynamics undergoing HAART

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1059-1064

  Zheng, Liwen ^a   Diallo, Mamadou ^b   Chen, Xia ^b   Zheng, Yuhuang ^b   He, Yan ^b   Zhou, Huaying ^b   Chen, Zi ^b   Luo, Yan ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cd4 cell; Cd8 cell; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV RNA; Human immunodeficiency virus; Interleukin 21

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHINA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555217897     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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