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OPINION: Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

OPINION: Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

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OPINION: Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

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OPINION: Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

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London: Nature Publishing Group

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Nature reviews. Immunology, 2001-10, Vol.1 (1), p.75

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group

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In vitro, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) will infect any resting B cell, driving it out of the resting state to become an activated proliferating lymphoblast. Paradoxically, EBV persists in vivo in a quiescent state in resting memory B cells that circulate in the peripheral blood. How does the virus get there, and with such specificity for the memory com...

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OPINION: Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_224122775

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_224122775

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1474-1733

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1474-1741

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10.1038/35095584

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