Telomere length, telomerase activity, and replicative potential in HIV infection: Analysis of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from HIV-discordant monozygotic twins

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1381-1386

  Palmer, Larry D ^a   Weng, Nan Ping ^a   Levine, Bruce L ^b   June, Carl H ^b   Lane, H Clifford ^c   Hodes, Richard J ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TELOMERE; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0030971567     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.185.7.1381     Document Type: Article

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