HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS /

HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Levy, Jay A.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2007.
Description:	xvii, 644 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	HIV (Viruses) HIV infections -- Pathogenesis. HIV Infections -- etiology. HIV Infections -- physiopathology. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- etiology. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- physiopathology. HIV. HIV infections -- Pathogenesis. HIV (Viruses)
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6444227

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ISBN:	9781555813932 (alk. paper) 1555813933 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-629) and index.

Table of Contents:

Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV
Features of HIV transmission
Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry
Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection
Intracellular control of HIV replication
Cytopathic properties of HIV
Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV
Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host
Innate immune responses in HIV infection
Humoral immune responses to HIV infection
T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection
HIV infection and development of cancer
Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival
Antiviral therapies
Vaccine development.