«If a person suddenly stops taking their HIV treatments, the virus hidden in effector memory T - cells would spring to life and start producing more HIV, and the virus will spread throughout the body within two weeks. (sciencedaily.com)
«Previously it was thought that HIV was hiding primarily in central memory T - cells, but our new HIV genetic sequencing test has revealed that the majority of replication - competent virus is actually hiding in effector memory T - cells. (sciencedaily.com)
The phenotype of NP cells generated ex vivo (Figure S8) closely resembles that of central memory CD4 + T cells found in vivo, which persist for years in secondary lymphoid organs and can differentiate into effector memory CD4 + T cells [45]. (journals.plos.org)