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Article: Another cell victim of AIDS virus?
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- Science News
- Article date:
- January 11, 1986
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Another cell victim of AIDS virus?
The AIDS virus attacks immune system cells indirectly as well as directly according to AIDS resarchers Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute.
The AIDS virus is known for its marked preference for a particular immune system cell, the T4 cell, which orchestrates the immune response. But the T4 may not be the only caualty.
When the virus kills a T4 cell, the cell secretes ...