Productive HIV-1 infection of normal human mammary epithelial cells.

doi:10.1097/00002030-199508000-00005

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Productive HIV-1 infection of normal human mammary epithelial cells.

AIDS (London, England) - 1 Aug 1995

Toniolo A, Serra C, Conaldi P G, Basolo F, Falcone V, Dolei A

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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: To determine the susceptibility of mammary epithelial cells (MEC) to HIV-1 as breastfeeding is an established route of HIV transmission, although the origin of virus in breastmilk is unclear. METHODS: Primary epithelial cell cultures were derived from the mammary glands of h...

Topics

Breast
Breast Feeding
Cell Line
Epithelial Cells
Epithelium
Female
HIV Infections
HIV-1
Hormones
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Milk, Human
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Virus Replication

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