Type of bacteria that may cause various types of infections. A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor first approved by FDA in 1994 and used for the treatment of adults and children with HIV infection who have undergone prolonged prior AZT therapy. Also called d4T, Zerit. See Sexually Transmitted Disease. Cells from which all blood cells derive.
Bone marrow is rich in stem cells.
Clones of stem cells may become any one of the repertoires of immune cells depending upon which cytokines and hormones they are exposed to. An immune response that completely eliminates an infection. Member of a large family of structurally similar lipid substances. Steroid molecules have a basic skeleton consisting of four interconnected carbon rings. Different classes of steroids have different functions.