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A comparative ultrastructural study of virions in human pre-AIDS and simian AIDS.

Ultrastruct Pathol. 1984;7(4):251-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85274103
Warner TF; Uno H; Gabel C; Tsai CC

Abstract: Virions resembling the AIDS-associated retroviruses HTLV-III and LAV were identified between pseudopods of dendritic reticulum cells in lymph nodes from 3 patients with prodromal AIDS. The virions are morphologically distinguishable from HTLV-I and HTLV-II and also from D-type retroviruses that are associated with the simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Budding forms resembling incomplete nucleoids of maturing D-type retrovirus were found in neutrophils in a lymph node from another patient with prodromal AIDS. The significance of these structures is unknown.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/MICROBIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY Adult Animal Comparative Study Human HTLV-BLV Viruses/ULTRASTRUCTURE Lymph Nodes/MICROBIOLOGY/ULTRASTRUCTURE Lymphatic Diseases/MICROBIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY Macaca nemestrina Male Retroviridae Infections/*PATHOLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Virion/*ULTRASTRUCTURE JOURNAL ARTICLE

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