Correlational data and mathematical modeling suggest that increased division rate of naïve T cells, not reduced thymic output, lowers the frequency of original thymic emigration among these cells in HIV infected individuals. But are there alternate explanations for these data? (pages 1036–1042)
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Grossman, Z., Paul, W. The impact of HIV on naïve T-cell homeostasis. Nat Med 6, 976–977 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/79667
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