Can persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection induce chronic fatigue syndrome as a Pavlov reflex of the immune response?

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 740-762

  Agliari, Elena ^a,b   Barra, Adriano ^c,d   Vidal, Kristian Gervasi ^e   Guerra, Francesco ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d GNFM   (Italy)

^e IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^f INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

immunology; statistical mechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CYTOTOXICITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIROLOGY;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 84868316420     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2012.704083     Document Type: Article

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