Tryptophan Catabolism in Chronic Viral Infections: Handling Uninvited Guests

International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-48

  Mehraj, Vikram ^a,b   Routy, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

AhR; CMV; herpes; HIV; IDO; tryptophan metabolism; viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009922696     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/IJTR.S26862     Document Type: Review

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