Experimental and computational analyses reveal that environmental restrictions shape HIV-1 spread in 3D cultures

Andrea Imle1,2, Peter Kumberger3, Nikolas D Schnellbächer4

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre for Integrative Infectious Disease Research (CIID), Integrative Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

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