title: Morphology of the retroviruses associated with AIDS and SAIDS.
abstract: Thin section electron microscopy of tissue culture preparations of viruses associated with AIDS and SAIDS have shown that the mature particles have a similar morphology following budding from the cell membrane. The model provided explains the various core morphologies seen in section and provides a basis for identifying these agents in clinical tissues.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure*