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A Role for Herpesvirus Entry Mediator as the Receptor for Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Entry into Primary Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells
27 Sept 2005
Abstract excerpt
The human eye is an important target for infection with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). Damage to cells forming the trabeculum of the eye by HSV-1 infection could contribute to the development of glaucoma, a major blinding disease. Primary cultures of human trabecular meshwork cells were used as an in vitro model to demonstrate the ability of HSV-1 to enter into and establish a productive infection of the...
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