Parameter | Definitions |
| Source of naive CD4+ T cells |
| Source of naive CD8+ T cells |
| Infection rate of naive CD4+ T cells by HIV-1 |
| Death rate of naive CD4+ T cells |
| Death rate of activated CD4+ T cells |
| Death rate of productively infected CD4+ T cells |
| Death rate of naive CD8+ T cells |
| Death rate of activated CD8+ T cells |
| Death rate of HIV-1 virion |
| Activation rate of naive CD4+ T cells |
| Activation rate of naive CD8+ T cells |
| Maximum carrying capacity of infected CD4+ T cells |
| Killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8+ T effector cells |