The pathogenesis of HIV infection: stupid may not be so dumb after all

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In the mid-1990's, researchers hypothesized, based on new viral load data, that HIV-1 causes CD4<sup>+ </sup>T-cell depletion by direct cytopathic effect. New data from non-human primate studies has raised doubts about this model of HIV-1 pathoge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith Stephen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/60