In vitro cell fusion between CD4+ and HIV-1 Env+ T cells generates a diversity of syncytia varying in total number, size and cellular content

Virus Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-146

  Lopez Balderas N ^a   Huerta, L ^a   Villarreal, C ^a   Rivera Toledo, E ^a   Sandoval, G ^a   Larralde, C ^a   Lamoyi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell fusion; Env; Flow cytometry; Giant cells; HIV; Multinucleated cells; Syncytia; Virus envelope

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUSION; CELL KINETICS; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIUM; VIRUS ENVELOPE;

ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL COUNT; CELL FUSION; CELL SIZE; GIANT CELLS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33846069656     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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