Dengue Virus Receptors (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Dengue Virus Receptors

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How dengue virus enters cells of our immune system: a 3D projection of a cell expressing on its surface DC-SIGN (stained in blue with antibodies) that have captured many dengue viruses (in green or green combined with red) and internalized dengue viruses (shown only in red).

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P.Liu/UNC

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