A Seminal Finding for Understanding HIV Transmission
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Although the worldwide incidence of HIV infection is high, the retrovirus displays a surprisingly low infectivity in vitro. As a potential explanation for this discrepancy, Münch et al. (2007) now identify and characterize a factor found in human semen that under certain conditions can enhance HIV infectivity by more than 100,000-fold.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 131 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007