The word "lymphoid" refers to things that are related to or part of the lymphatic system, which is a network of tissues and organs in our bodies that helps fight infections. Full definition
«This study fundamentally changes our mindset about how HIV causes massive cell death, and puts the spotlight squarely on the infected cells in lymphoid tissues rather than the free virus,» says senior author Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology. (sciencedaily.com)
Even at this stage, measuring the number of innate lymphoid cells in the blood makes it possible to provide a prognosis of the effects of treatment. (sciencedaily.com)
«The fundamental «killing units» of CD4 T cells in lymphoid tissues are other infected cells, not the free virus,» says co-first author Gilad Doitsh, PhD, a staff research investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology. (sciencedaily.com)