Early Regeneration of Thymic Progenitors in Rhesus Macaques Infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
The thymus plays a critical role in the maturation and production of T lymphocytes and is a target of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the related simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Using the SIV/macaque model of AIDS, we examined the early effects of SIV on the thymus. We found...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1998
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212305/ |