Schematic Representation of CD4 T Lymphocytes (IMAGE)

Institut Pasteur

Schematic Representation of CD4 T Lymphocytes

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Schematic representation of CD4 T lymphocytes (in purple). Left: the CD4 T lymphocyte with significant metabolic activity is infected with HIV (in green). Right: the CD4 T lymphocyte has no metabolic activity and therefore cannot be infected.

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© Institut Pasteur / Nicolas Huot

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