Establishing an Active HIV Infection in a Rat Model
Source: Li, H., McLaurin, et al. A Rat Model of EcoHIV Brain Infection. J. Vis. Exp. (2021). This video demonstrates the procedure of injecting chimeric HIV viruses into the cortex of a rat's brain, where the virus RNA integrates into the host genome, replicates, and spreads to establish an active HIV infection in the experimental model.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3791/31334
- Primary Topic
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00