Hiv-infected H9 T Cell, Sem #6
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Hiv-infected H9 T Cell, Sem #6
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Science Source
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Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph of a HIV particles (shown in yellow) infecting a H9 T cell. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. T cells or T lymphocytes belong to a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, and play a central role in cell-mediated immunity.
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June 2nd, 2013
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