Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by marked depletion of the
T4+ helper subset of T cells1–3. The aetiological agent of the disease, the human T …

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an epidemic immunosuppressive disease
characteristically associated with a depletion of T lymphocytes of the helper/inducer …

Formation of syncytia, with progression to cell death, is a characteristic feature of in vitro
cultures of susceptible cells infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (LAV, HTLV-III) 1, 2 is aetiologically linked to acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and persistent general lymphadenopathy (PGL) 2–7 …

We recently reported the isolation and characterization of a novel human T-lymphotropic
retrovirus, HTLV-III, in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in …

The isolation of the human T-cell leukaemia (lymphotropic) virus type III (HTLV-III or
lymphadenopathy-associated virus) from cells of many patients with acquired immune …

Many viruses, including retroviruses, are characterized by their specific cell tropism1–3.
Lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) is a human lymphotropic retrovirus isolated from …

The discovery that the aetiological agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is
a retro virus, referred to as human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) or …

The mitogenic or antigenic stimulation of T lymphocytes in the presence of accessory cells
results in the synthesis of interleukin-2 (IL-2), which, on interacting with de novo synthesized …

Human T-cell leukaemia virus type III (HTLV–III) is suspected of having a key role in the
pathogenesis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 1–4. Epidemiological data …