Time scales of CD4+ T cell depletion in HIV infection.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17518517.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1872039.
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Abstract
Rob De Boer discusses a new study that investigated whether a runaway process of T cell activation/infection would be compatible with the slow time scale of memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell depletion in humans with chronic HIV infection.
Medical subject headings
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- HIV Infections
- Immunologic Memory
- Models, Immunological