Induction of AIDS in rhesus monkeys by a recombinant simian immunodeficiency virus expressing nef of human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 5814-5825

  Alexander, Louis ^b   Du, Zhenjian ^b   Howe, Anita Y M ^b   Czajak, Susan ^b   Desrosiers, Ronald C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEF PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0033037728     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.7.5814-5825.1999     Document Type: Article

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