Fusion Inhibitor

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Antiretroviral (ARV) HIV drug class. A fusion inhibitor blocks the HIV envelope from merging with the host CD4 cell membrane (fusion). This prevents HIV from entering the CD4 cell.

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Envelope
Fusion
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Fusion Inhibitor is an HIV drug class which blocks the HIV envelope from merging with the host CD4 cell membrane (fusion).
Fusion is the step when HIV attaches itself to a host CD4 cell and the HIV viral envelope fuses with the CD4 cell membrane.

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