Trapping white blood cells proves novel strategy against chronic viral infections
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
Seeing disease-fighting white blood cells vanish from the blood usually signals a weakened immune system. But preventing white blood cells' circulation by trapping them in the lymph nodes can help mice get rid of a chronic viral infection, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Centre and the Emory Vaccine Centre have found...
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