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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Macaca nemestrina
SUBMITTER: Gregory Tharp
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-68079 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Journal of virology 20150624 18
<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Our earlier studies with pig-tailed macaques demonstrated various simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) susceptibilities during the menstrual cycle, likely caused by cyclic variations in immune responses in the female genital tract. There is concern that high-dose, long-lasting, injectable progestin-based contraception could mimic the high-progesterone luteal phase and predispose women to human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition and transmission. In this study, w ...[more]