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. 2010 Aug 19;6(8):e1001052. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001052

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(A) Representative images (200×) of rectum stained for the tight junction protein claudin-3 (brown) show the complete maintenance of the epithelial barrier in SIVsmm-uninfected and SIVsmm-infected SMs. Representative images (200×) of (B) rectum and (C) peripheral lymph nodes (100×) stained for LPS-core antigen (brown) shows the absence of microbial translocation in SIVsmm-uninfected and SIVsmm-infected SMs.