Development of Human Dendritic Cells and their Role in HIV Infection: Antiviral Immunity vs HIV Transmission

Although dendritc cells (DC) represent a small cell population in the body, they have been recognized as professional antigen presenting cells and key players of both innate and acquired immunity. The recent expansion of basic knowledge concerning differentiation and function of various DC subsets w...

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Main Authors: Yasuko eTsunetsugu-Yokota, Mahmod eMuhsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00178/full