Macrophage Activation Associated with Chronic Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection Results in More Severe Experimental Choroidal Neovascularization

Scott W. Cousins; Diego G. Espinosa-Heidmann; Daniel M. Miller; Simone Pereira-Simon; Eleut P. Hernandez; Hsin Chien; Courtney Meier-Jewett; Richard D. Dix

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002671

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Macrophage Activation Associated with Chronic Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection Results in More Severe Experimental Choroidal Neovascularization

Scott W. Cousins ,

¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliations Duke University Eye Center, Duke Center for Macular Diseases, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Diego G. Espinosa-Heidmann ,

¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliations Duke University Eye Center, Duke Center for Macular Diseases, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Daniel M. Miller,

Affiliation Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Simone Pereira-Simon,

Affiliation Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Eleut P. Hernandez,

Affiliation Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Hsin Chien,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Viral Immunology Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Courtney Meier-Jewett,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Viral Immunology Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Richard D. Dix

* E-mail: rdix@gsu.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, Viral Immunology Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Macrophage Activation Associated with Chronic Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection Results in More Severe Experimental Choroidal Neovascularization

Scott W. Cousins,
Diego G. Espinosa-Heidmann,
Daniel M. Miller,
Simone Pereira-Simon,
Eleut P. Hernandez,
Hsin Chien,
Courtney Meier-Jewett,
Richard D. Dix

Published: April 26, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002671

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