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The HIV Life Cycle

By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com

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Extrusion

Extrusion

The new virus gets its lipid coating.

As the virus buds from the cell, it acquires a lipid coat, carrying the gp 120 and gp 41 proteins. The virus is extruded into extra-cellular space in this immature state.

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