Hormonal Contraception and HIV-1 Acquisition: Biological Mechanisms

Endocrine Reviews - Tập 39 Số 1 - Trang 36-78 - 2018
Janet P. Hapgood1,2, Charu Kaushic3,4, Zdeněk Hel5,6
1Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
2Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
3Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
4McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
5Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
6Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

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