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Animal models for AIDS.

Immunol Today. 1990 Sep;11(9):322-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91000212
Letvin NL; Harvard Medical School, New England Regional Primate Research; Center, Southborough, MA 01772.

Abstract: Animal models will play a central role in AIDS research in the coming years. Important models for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-induced disease in humans include HIV-infected great apes, simian immunodeficiency virus-infected Asian monkeys and infections of ungulates and cats with HIV-related lentiviruses. The nature of the diseases induced by these viruses are described here by Norman Letvin, emphasizing aspects with particular relevance to human HIV infections.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*IMMUNOLOGY Animal Disease Models, Animal HIV Infections/IMMUNOLOGY Lentivirus Infections/IMMUNOLOGY Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/IMMUNOLOGY SIV/IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDimmunologyanimaldiseasemodels,animalhivinfections/immunologylentivirusinfections/immunologysimianacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/immunologysiv/immunologyjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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