In vivo assessment of natural killer cell responses during chronic feline immunodeficiency virus infection.

Accumulating evidence suggests that natural killer (NK) cells may have an important role in HIV-1 disease pathogenesis; however, in vivo studies are lacking. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection of cats provides a valuable model to study NK cell function in vivo. The immune response against...

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Main Authors: Rita D Simões, Kristina E Howard, Gregg A Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3365115?pdf=render