Cytomegalovirus and human immunosenescence

‘Immunosenescence’ is an imprecise term used to describe deleterious age‐associated changes to immune parameters observed in all mammals studied so far. Primarily anecdotal evidence implies that failing immunity is responsible for the increased incidence and severity of infectious disease in old peo...

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Published in:	Reviews in medical virology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56
Main Authors:	Pawelec, Graham, Derhovanessian, Evelyna, Larbi, Anis, Strindhall, Jan, Wikby, Anders
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2009
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - immunology Animals Cross-Sectional Studies Cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus - immunology Cytomegalovirus Infections - immunology Human cytomegalovirus Humans Immunity - physiology Longitudinal Studies
ISSN:	1052-9276, 1099-1654, 1099-1654
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