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Distinct mechanisms trigger apoptosis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected and in uninfected bystander T lymphocytes.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 1998
Herbein G, Van Lint C, Lovett J L, Verdin E
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis is a main feature of AIDS pathogenesis and is thought to play a role in the progressive decrease of CD4+ T lymphocytes in infected individuals. To determine whether apoptosis occurs in infected and/or in uninfected peripheral blood T lymphocytes, we have used a recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectious clone expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP). Using flow cytometry,...
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