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Time-course analysis of main markers of primary infection in cats with the feline immunodeficiency virus.
Computational and mathematical methods in medicine - 1 Jan 2012
Ribba B, El Garch H, Brunet S, Grenier E, Castiglione F, Poulet H, Vanhems P
Abstract excerpt
Studies of the response of the immune system to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) during primary infection have shown that a subpopulation of CD8(+) T-cells with an activated phenotype and reduced expression of the CD8β chain (denoted CD8β(low) T cells) expands to reach up to 80% of the total CD8(+) T cell count. The expansion of this subpopulation is considered to be a signature of FIV and an indicator of...
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