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<scp>HIV</scp>‐1 Vaginal Transmission: Cell‐Free or Cell‐Associated Virus?
15 Apr 2014
Abstract excerpt
The vast majority of new HIV infections in male-to-female transmission occurs through semen, where HIV-1 is present in two different forms: as free and as cell-associated virus. In the female lower genital tract, semen mixes with female genital secretions that contain various factors, some of which facilitate or inhibit HIV-1 transmission. Next, HIV-1 crosses the genital epithelia, reaches the regional lymph...
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