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Ex vivo culture of human colorectal tissue for the evaluation of candidate microbicides.
AIDS (London, England) - 12 Jun 2006
Fletcher Patricia S, Elliott Julie, Grivel Jean-Charles, Margolis Leonid, Anton Peter, McGowan Ian, Shattock Robin J
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OBJECTIVES: Establishment of an in vitro model to evaluate rectal safety and the efficacy of microbicide candidates. DESIGN: An investigation and characterization of human colorectal explant culture for screening candidate microbicides to prevent rectal transmission of HIV-1 infection. METHODS: Human colorectal explants were cultured at the liquid-air interface on gelfoam rafts. Phenotypic characterization of...
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