Murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS): an animal model to study the AIDS pathogenesis

doi:10.1096/fasebj.5.10.2065888

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Murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS): an animal model to study the AIDS pathogenesis

1 Jul 1991

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Murine AIDS (MAIDS) is a disease that shows many similarities with human AIDS. Several immunological parameters of the disease have been analyzed and genetic studies have mapped a gene (or genes) of resistance in the H-2 complex and shown that the genetic background of the mouse can significantly modify some features of the disease. The etiologic agent of MAIDS is a defective murine leukemia virus that seems able...

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