Glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) have been demonstrated to undergo morphological alterations in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated focal glomerulosclerosis. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of HIV-1 gp120 envelope protein on the growth of cultured human (H) GEC. gp120 protei
Envelope gp120 of HIV-1 binds to and activates human basophils
โ Scribed by Vincenzo Patella; Giovanni Florio; Angelica Petraroli; Massimo Triggiani; Gianni Marone
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2001
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1120-6349
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