The HIV Life Cycle
By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com Guide
Created: November 21, 2004
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The HIV infection starts with the attachment of HIV by way of the gp120 protein to the CD4 target cell.
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- HIV Binding
- Penetration
- Uncoating
- Reverse Transcriptase
- Integration
- Transcription
- Translation
- Assembly
- Extrusion
- Maturation
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