HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS

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1. Verfasser: Levy, Jay A.
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2007.
Ausgabe:3rd ed.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV
  • Features of HIV transmission
  • Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry
  • Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection
  • Intracellular control of HIV replication
  • Cytopathic properties of HIV
  • Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV
  • Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host
  • Innate immune responses in HIV infection
  • Humoral immune responses to HIV infection
  • T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection
  • HIV infection and development of cancer
  • Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival
  • Antiviral therapies
  • Vaccine development.